butch up en · VERB
Meanings
- (intransitive) To become more butch (masculine).
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(transitive) To make more butch (masculine).
1977-1980, Lou Sullivan, personal diary, quoted in 2019, Ellis Martin, Zach Ozma (editors), We Both Laughed In Pleasure If I had hormones to lower my voice & butch up my face with a few whiskers, I don't believe I would suffer the anxiety of passing.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| butches up | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| butched up | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| butched up | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| butching up | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic |