Butch (lesbian slang)

Butch is a lesbian who exhibits a masculine identity or gender presentation.

Since the lesbian subculture of 1940s America, "butch" has been present as a way for lesbians to circumvent traditional genders of women in society and distinguish their masculine attributes and characteristics from feminine women.

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