futch

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UK/fʊtʃ/

adjective

Exhibiting qualities of both femme and butch identities.

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Meanings

futch1

adjectivefutch (not comparable)
  1. not comparableExhibiting 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
nounfutch (plural futches)

plural futches

  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

Futch2

proper nounFutch (plural Futches)

plural Futches

  1. A surname.

Synonyms & antonyms

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stemme

Origin

Blend of femme + butch.

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Translations

French futch
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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with futch

butchputschskutchcwtchrutch
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Cite this entry
APA

futch. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/futch

MLA

“futch.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/futch. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “futch,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/futch.

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