The difference between Butch and Femme
When used as nouns, butch means a lesbian who appears masculine or acts in a masculine manner, whereas femme means a woman, a wife.
When used as adjectives, butch means very masculine, with a masculine appearance or attitude, whereas femme means pertaining to a femme.
check bellow for the other definitions of Butch and Femme
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Butch as an adjective (slang, originally, _, Polari):
Very masculine, with a masculine appearance or attitude.
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Butch as a noun (slang, LGBT, countable):
A lesbian who appears masculine or acts in a masculine manner.
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Femme as a noun:
A woman, a wife; a young woman or girl.
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Femme as a noun (LGBT, countable):
A lesbian whose appearance, identity etc. is seen as feminine as opposed to butch.
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Femme as an adjective (chiefly, North America, journalism, entertainment):
Pertaining to a femme; feminine, female.
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Femme as an adjective (chiefly, derogatory):
Effeminate (of a man).
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Femme as an adjective:
Characteristic of a feminine lesbian.
Examples:
"Her style was more femme than butch."