butch

adjective

Definition of butchnext
as in tomboyish

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Recent Examples of butch One of the dads, Wayne Maines, for example, ticks nearly every box of that butch stereotype. — Leslie Felperin, HollywoodReporter, 20 Mar. 2026 Good was in a relationship with a woman, and her partner, who is butch, spoke impertinently to an ICE officer, so there, Good wasn’t your average white mother after all. — M. Gessen, Mercury News, 27 Jan. 2026 There are still so few stories about butch women, transmasculine, genderqueer, or nonbinary bodies—the kind of bodies that have been called monstrous all our lives. — Literary Hub, 22 Jan. 2026 Next year the more butch EX60 Cross Country model will arrive for a different vibe. — Joel Feder, The Drive, 21 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for butch
Recent Examples of Synonyms for butch
  1. tomboyish
  2. Amazonian
  3. macho
  4. masculine
  5. boyish
  6. manly
  7. hypermasculine
Adjective
  • Alex, pointedly called Alexa by her mother (Florencia Lozano), who hates Alex’s tomboyish style, works in a bodega and looks after her brother a lot.
    — Leslie Felperin, HollywoodReporter, 9 Aug. 2026
  • Embrace those tomboyish vibes with a coordinated set like Bella Hadid's powder-blue look, or give them a fashion-forward twist by pairing them with a statement top like Palmer.
    — Maggie Kreienberg, PEOPLE, 22 June 2026
Definition of tomboyish
Adjective
  • These benefits are derived from a number of oils harvested from Amazonian trees, niacinamide, hyaluronic acid, and allantoin.
    — Tamim Alnuweiri, InStyle, 14 June 2026
  • The trees that returned fastest were generalists, species with broad geographic ranges that can survive in both forest and savanna environments, rather than the specialist species characteristic of the humid Amazonian forest.
    — Bree Shirvell, Hartford Courant, 7 June 2026
Definition of Amazonian
Adjective
  • Both the Smiths and mariachi music can drive even the most macho Mexican man to tears with their poetic lyrics and layered instrumentals.
    — Carlos De Loera, Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 2026
  • Not that Georgian masculinity, with its macho, bellicose posturing and archaic codes of honor, is portrayed as anything other than fumbling and futile.
    — Jessica Kiang, Variety, 16 Sep. 2026
Definition of macho
Adjective
  • Zoe’s mentioned this idea of masculine and feminine energy — what one presents and what one actually holds, and the old switcheroos of that.
    — Yvonne Villarreal, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026
  • Ramírez translated the dance into rigorous black silhouettes, tailoring, restraint and the tension between masculine and feminine.
    — Michelle Edgar, Footwear News, 29 Sep. 2026
Definition of masculine
Adjective
  • That boyish man is Bryan (Austin Abrams), a medical courier who accepts a job that will take him outside his normal route to Raccoon City, which unbeknownst to him has become overrun by monsters.
    — Joshua Rivera, Vulture, 21 Sep. 2026
  • His boyish looks notwithstanding, Kiernan is now one of the deans of New York television, approaching his 30th year on NY1.
    — Dade Hayes, Deadline, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of boyish
Adjective
  • Charles is dark and brooding, but proficient in manly pursuits.
    — Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 1 Oct. 2026
  • Contrary to their female counterparts, they are viewed as leaders, pursuing their inherent right to be heard and obtain all their manly desires.
    — Damaly Gonzalez, ARTnews.com, 30 Sep. 2026
Definition of manly
Adjective
  • Many of Mifune's films cast him in hypermasculine roles, though Mifune’s performances were often layered.
    — Zackery Cuevas, PC Magazine, 31 Aug. 2026
  • The Tate brothers, who openly describe themselves as misogynists, built a global following by promoting a lavish, hypermasculine lifestyle through their social media empire.
    — Jonny Hallam, CNN Money, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of hypermasculine

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