I ask as a butch lesbian (enby) myself. In Swedish, we have: truckflata or butchflata.
I suck at all 3 languages, but for femme I’ve just seen femmeflata.
I think it’s just Butch and Femme in German, but I’m still kinda learning that.
Lesbians in German is lesben and in Swedish, it’s “lesbiska” or “flator”.
Butchs are “caminhoneiras” which mean “truck drivers”, but i don’t think there is a specific hegemonic term for femme lesbians
France:
Butch is now seen as more polite in younger / woke(*) circles. Camionneuse (truck drivers) is old and derogatory even though still in use.
Femmes are fem, a younger word. NO old word AFAIK. I guess previous generations didn’t care as much / were aroused.
Lesbiennes. Older / derogative term was “broutte minou” ~ kitty grazer (and sounds about as cringy in both languages, definitely the older generations were aroused).
(*) I mean that in its original / positive use.
Edit : for men mostly English words are used (gay, top/bottom, bear/cub…)
heritage language, norwegian, traktorlesbe is “butch”. i am a butch would be “jeg er en traktorlesbe” or “jeg er ei traktorlesbe”.
apparently referring to them wearing manly working clothes, like ones farmers/tractor riders would wear maybe?
Some people use it proudly about themselves, but if somebody who doesn’t love and respect you use it about you, it can be an insult.
I only know few derogatory terms in Finnish.
“Lepakko”
“Rekkalesbo”
