butch up
To act more tough and manly, or to make something look tougher.
Meanings
To behave or present oneself in a more stereotypically masculine way.
"His friends told him to butch up and stop worrying about what other people thought of him."
To make something look tougher, more rugged, or more masculine in design.
"The car designers decided to butch up the new model's front end with a larger grille and wider wheel arches."
Can be used in a critical or ironic way (telling a man to stop being sensitive) or in a practical design sense (making an object look more rugged). In LGBTQ contexts, a butch person adopts more masculine expression; 'butch up' can mean to lean into that style. The term can be considered offensive depending on context.
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