BUTCH


Meaning of BUTCH in English

/ bʊtʃ; NAmE / adjective ( informal )

1.

( of a woman ) behaving or dressing like a man

2.

( of a man ) big, and often behaving in an aggressive way

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WORD ORIGIN

1940s: perhaps an abbreviation of butcher .

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.