A form of gender expression characterized by stereotypically masculine behaviors and appearances, sometimes used to describe lesbian women but applicable to people of varying genders and sexual orientations. The designation is historically associated with working-class, traditional masculinity (Trans Language Primer, 2018), and in the 1980s, was re-established as a sexually empowering term within the TLGBQ+ community.
Simon, Grayson et al. “The Transgender Language Primer.” The Trans Language Primer, 2018