butch

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Minge was on fine drunken form last night, sipping his mint julep in what can only be described as a butch and heterosexual manner.

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  1. adjective Slang Exhibiting stereotypically or exaggeratedly masculine traits or appearance. Used especially of lesbians and gay men.
  2. noun Slang One who is butch.
  3. noun A haircut in which the hair is cropped close to the head.

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  • While I agree there is a WIDE gulf between the intellectual laziness of accusing someone of being a closeted homosexual and the refined repartee that is making fun of a lesbian for being butch, your cute little joke about Maddow was also a none-too-subtle attempt to question Keith Olberman's heterosexuality.
  • I use it because I still feel I'm a little too androgynous to be "butch," but I'm not sure if I'm too androgynous to quite qualify as "masculine" either. —  Ellie Lumpesse: A Pretentious Pervert
  • Minge was on fine drunken form last night, sipping his mint julep in what can only be described as a butch and heterosexual manner. —  Is there more to life than shoes?
  • Would straight women ever embrace the fashion sense of "butch" lesbians? —  Yahoo! Answers: Latest Questions
  • They have this insatisfiable urge to kiss me on my cheeks. uhhh your on crack let me meet you so my fist can meet your face Would straight women ever embrace the fashion sense of "butch" lesbians? —  Yahoo! Answers: Latest Questions
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  1. Probably from the male nickname Butch.

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  1. Assumed from butcher, like peddle from peddler.
 

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