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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

futch en · ADJ

Pronunciation

  • /fʊtʃ/ (UK)

Etymology

Blend of femme + butch.

Meanings

  1. (not-comparable) Exhibiting qualities of both femme and butch identities.
    • 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. 2011, Ivan Coyote, Zena Sharman, Persistence: All Ways Butch and Femme, arsenal pulp press, →ISBN, pages 240–241:

futch en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /fʊtʃ/ (UK)

Etymology

Blend of femme + butch.

Meanings

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

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