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Butch vs Butchy - What's the difference?

butch | butchy |

As adjectives the difference between butch and butchy

is that butch is very masculine, with a masculine appearance or attitude while butchy is butch.

As a noun butch

is a lesbian who appears masculine or acts in a masculine manner.

As a proper noun Butch

is a male nickname.

butch

English

Adjective

(en-adj)
  • Very masculine, with a masculine appearance or attitude.

    • Synonyms

    * macho, manly, mannish, unfeminine

    Noun

    (es)
  • (informal) A lesbian who appears masculine or acts in a masculine manner.

    • Synonyms

    * (masculine lesbian) bulldyke, dyke * See also

    Antonyms

    * femme

    butchy

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • butch.

    • Quotations

    (English Citations of "butchy")