butch

Summary

butch is a lesbianism^[1]. butch has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• butch's instance of is recorded as lesbianism^[3].
• butch's instance of is recorded as sapphism^[4].
• butch's instance of is recorded as LGBTQ slang^[5].
• butch is a type of gender expression^[6].
• butch is a type of gender stereotype^[7].
• butch is part of butch and femme^[8].
• butch is part of female masculinity^[9].
• butch is part of masculinity^[10].
• butch is part of machismo^[11].
• butch's Commons category is recorded as Butch^[12].
• butch is the opposite of femme^[13].
• butch's facet of is recorded as lesbianism^[14].
• butch's facet of is recorded as female bisexuality^[15].
• butch's partially coincident with is recorded as futch^[16].
• butch's different from is recorded as tomboy^[17].

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Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include lesbianism^[3], sapphism^[4], and LGBTQ slang^[5]. Recorded subclass of include gender expression^[6] and gender stereotype^[7]. butch is the opposite of femme^[13].

Use and Application

Part of include butch and femme^[8], a LGBTQ slang^[18]; female masculinity^[9], a gender expression^[19]; masculinity^[10], a gender expression^[20]; and machismo^[11], an ideology^[21].

Why It Matters

butch has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] butch is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[22]