butch
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9.1
A very short haircut often worn by men or boys
- noun
- /bʌtʃ/
:
corte al rape
- For the kids, there's the Butch, or the Heinie, the Flat Top, the Ivy, the Crew, the Vanguard, the Junior Contour…
Examples
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The barber suggested a butch cut for a clean and tidy appearance.
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He decided to get a new haircut and chose a butch style, which suited him well.
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Yeah, but "your hair looks butch"?
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He's a little butch, that's all.
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Butch Van Artsdalen, really a fantastic surfer.
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A surfer who rode the place better than anyone thought ever imaginable... was Butch Van Artsdalen.
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After his haircut, his friends commented that he looked very butch with his short hair.
Synonyms
crew cut
vsbutch
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3.0
A very short men's hairstyle with the hair kept very close to the head
is a closely cropped short style that may vary in length across the head
How Short
Surface Forms
Etymology
Butch (haircut) probably comes from the idea of a sharp 'cut', like a butcher who cuts meat. So a butch is a very short, close hairstyle that looks like a simple 'cut'.