butch
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
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- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
(slang) offensive term for a lesbian who is noticeably masculine
Types & categories
- lesbian hypernym
Related & opposite
- butch derivation
- derogation domain usage
- jargon domain usage
Sense 2 adjective
used of men; markedly masculine in appearance or manner
Related & opposite
- masculine similar to
Sense 3 adjective
(of male or female homosexuals) characterized by stereotypically male traits or appearance
Related & opposite
- dike derivation
- jargon domain usage
- homosexual similar to
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | butch |
| 1 | domain usage | Related & opposite | derogation |
| 1 | domain usage | Related & opposite | jargon |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | lesbian |
| 2 | similar to | Related & opposite | masculine |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | dike |
| 3 | domain usage | Related & opposite | jargon |
| 3 | similar to | Related & opposite | homosexual |