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butches

butches is the plural of butch.

butches is the third-person singular simple present indicative of butch.

Meaning of butch

Noun

butch (plural butches)

  1. (countable, slang) A lesbian who appears masculine or acts in a masculine manner.
    • Coming out appeals to the narcissistic pleasure of presenting to another a finished image of ourselves, which they return to us in exactly the same form: [someone tells] you [they are] a bisexual butch, and you confirm it. But instead, it seems all too likely – especially, perhaps, for bisexuals...1997, Bi Academic Intervention, Bisexual Imaginary: Representation, Identity, and Desire, A&C Black, page 30, quoting Jo Eadie
    Synonyms:
    bull dyke, dyke
    Antonyms:
    femme

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Phrases with butches

Questions about butches

What is butches the plural of?
Butches is the plural of butch.

Words near butches in the dictionary

  1. butchers' paper
  2. butchers' tubercle
  3. butchershop
  4. butchershops
  5. butchery
  6. butches
  7. butches up
  8. butchest
  9. butchier
  10. butchiest
  11. butchiness

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