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butoh

butoh noun: a form of Japanese contemporary dance.

Noun (1)

butoh (uncountable)

  1. A form of Japanese contemporary dance.
    • She’s a butoh dancer.

Noun (2)

butoh (plural butoh)

  1. (Manglish, Singlish, colloquial, vulgar) Penis
    Synonyms:
    lanjiao
  2. (Manglish, Singlish, colloquial, vulgar) Term of abuse.

Synonyms of butoh

Forms of butoh

pluralbutoh

Origin of butoh

From Japanese 舞踏 (butō). The trailing “h” is to indicate the pronunciation; compare bokeh.

Borrowed from Malay butuh.

Questions about butoh

What does butoh mean?
Butoh means a form of Japanese contemporary dance.
What part of speech is butoh?
Butoh is a noun.
What is the plural of butoh?
The plural of butoh is butoh.

Words near butoh in the dictionary

  1. butobarbital
  2. butobarbitone
  3. butobendine
  4. butoconazole
  5. butofilolol
  6. butoh
  7. Butoiești
  8. butomaceous
  9. Buton
  10. butonate
  11. Butonese

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