butch

 
Pronunciation: /bʊtʃ/
informal

adjective

  • mannish or masculine in appearance or behaviour, often aggressively or ostentatiously so: a butch woman in a baseball cap

noun

  • a mannish lesbian, typically as contrasted with a more feminine partner. Compare with femme.

Derivatives

butchy

adjective

Origin:

1940s: perhaps an abbreviation of butcher