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Recent Examples of butch
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.
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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
In addition to the co-star of I Saw the TV Glow, there’s also Margaret Cho (playing the hot older butch girlfriend to Haven’s more femme character), Dominique Jackson, Tomás Matos, Katy O’Brian, and more.
—James Factora, Them., 21 Oct. 2025
Maybe not as uniformly vivid as his sister, Bernadette — such a pretty name for such a tough broad, in Lea DeLaria’s priceless, super-butch performance — but vivid enough to be memorable.
—Marilyn Stasio, Variety, 28 Apr. 2022
In her academic work, Butler argues that gender and sexuality are both constructed and performative; butch identity, as female masculinity, subverts the notion that masculinity is the natural and exclusive purview of the male body.
—Kerry Manders, New York Times, 13 Apr. 2020
With Mercedes McCambridge, unforgettable as Crawford's butch nemesis, as well as Ernest Borgnine, Scott Brady, John Carradine, Royal Dano, Ward Bond, and Ben Cooper.
—Patrick Friel, Chicago Reader, 26 June 2018
In this context, Jack feels welcome: Who said only butch gay men should be stars?
—Willa Paskin, Slate Magazine, 28 Sep. 2017
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
In addition to the co-star of I Saw the TV Glow, there’s also Margaret Cho (playing the hot older butch girlfriend to Haven’s more femme character), Dominique Jackson, Tomás Matos, Katy O’Brian, and more.
—James Factora, Them., 21 Oct. 2025
Maybe not as uniformly vivid as his sister, Bernadette — such a pretty name for such a tough broad, in Lea DeLaria’s priceless, super-butch performance — but vivid enough to be memorable.
—Marilyn Stasio, Variety, 28 Apr. 2022
In her academic work, Butler argues that gender and sexuality are both constructed and performative; butch identity, as female masculinity, subverts the notion that masculinity is the natural and exclusive purview of the male body.
—Kerry Manders, New York Times, 13 Apr. 2020
With Mercedes McCambridge, unforgettable as Crawford's butch nemesis, as well as Ernest Borgnine, Scott Brady, John Carradine, Royal Dano, Ward Bond, and Ben Cooper.
—Patrick Friel, Chicago Reader, 26 June 2018
In this context, Jack feels welcome: Who said only butch gay men should be stars?
—Willa Paskin, Slate Magazine, 28 Sep. 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for butch
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Linda Kaye Henning charmed audiences as Betty Jo Bradley, the spirited and tomboyish youngest daughter on Petticoat Junction.—
Tereza Shkurtaj,
PEOPLE,
11 Jan. 2026
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Off-duty, the actor can be found in statement outerwear and tomboyish button-ups and trousers.—
Hannah Jackson,
Vogue,
10 Dec. 2025
Adjective
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Buyers surveyed over the last several weeks have offered a range of projections for the coming NFL season, with some shops anticipating a more modest overall gain for in-game deliveries (+3%) while others suggesting that Big Data will swell the TV numbers by an Amazonian +8%.—
Anthony Crupi,
Sportico.com,
22 Aug. 2025
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The artist, whose name is Luis Alfonso Palacios II, wore brown cowboy boots made with Amazonian fish leather while astride a horse at a 150-acre, 125-year-old ranch and rodeo arena in Lebanon, Tennessee.—
Marcus K. Dowling,
The Tennessean,
21 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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In this week’s show, there were slinky fabrics and macho outerwear, and scraps of fur over jersey dresses clinging to terrific asses of all sizes.—
Rachel Tashjian,
CNN Money,
18 Feb. 2026
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There's of course a lot of guys that I'd be pumped to work with too, including the macho honor and integrity men.—
Dalton Ross,
Entertainment Weekly,
17 Feb. 2026
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Despite denim enthusiasts often being drawn to traditionally masculine iconography—such as the Wild West, cowboys, and Hollywood rebels like Marlon Brando and James Dean—what truly defines the subculture is a deep appreciation for nostalgia, freedom, and self-expression.—
Angela Velasquez,
Sourcing Journal,
18 Feb. 2026
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Of the current slate, only Memory of a Killer is in the masculine thriller genre in the tradition of signature Fox shows like 24 and Prison Break.—
Nellie Andreeva,
Deadline,
12 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Allen’s boyish charm will win over hearts again.—
Tim Graham,
New York Times,
13 Feb. 2026
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Blessed with wonderfully expressive, almost boyish faces, these actors are barely able to contain their excitement about taking this journey together.—
Jenny Lumet,
Vanity Fair,
10 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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But on top of it, have poison oak on my manly parts.—
Outside Online,
Outside Online,
18 Feb. 2026
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His growth in college and his growth on this campus just as a man, as a confident, manly, good person that’s all about team.—
Joe Arruda,
Hartford Courant,
15 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Mainly promoted by male influencers who apparently have a bone to pick with birth-control-using women, this claim rests on several overtly problematic assumptions, say, that all women would be best off with hypermasculine men and that attraction hinges only on appearance.—
Erica Sloan,
SELF,
13 Nov. 2025
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Synopsis reads: Through a lyrical blend of memory, vérité, and poetic imagery, the protagonists navigate the rodeo’s hypermasculine tradition to find belonging within their community and within themselves.—
Zac Ntim,
Deadline,
3 Oct. 2025
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“Butch.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/butch. Accessed 22 Feb. 2026.
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