futch

See also: Futch

English

Etymology

Blend of femme +‎ butch

Pronunciation
  • (UK) IPA(key): /fʊtʃ/
  • Rhymes: -ʊtʃ

Adjective

futch (not comparable)

  1. Exhibiting qualities of both femme and butch identities.
    • 2011, Ivan Coyote, Zena Sharman, Persistence: All Ways Butch and Femme, arsenal pulp press, →ISBN, pages 240–241:
      For me, being futch is not about living in a single spot, in a precise middle ground wherein I can be androgynous and ambiguous […] “I'm not a femme. I can use tools.” “C'mon, it doesn't hurt that much. Butch up.” My feminist futch self finds journeying through these expectations unpleasant.

Noun

futch (plural futches)

  1. A person who exhibits traits of both a femme and a butch.
    • 2011, Ivan Coyote, Zena Sharman, Persistence: All Ways Butch and Femme, arsenal pulp press, →ISBN, page 241:
      A moment's thought tells us that a futch, femme, or butch can't be spotted by behaviour alone […]

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