Meaning & use
letch
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An informal, mildly disapproving term for a man who displays crude or excessive sexual desire toward women.
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The other interns warned her that the manager was a bit of a letch.
He gave her a letch's grin that made her uncomfortable.
A note on using this word
Also spelled 'lech,' the word derives from 'lecherous'; as a verb it can mean to feel or express strong desire, as in 'letching after someone.'
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2. verb
To feel or display a strong, often crude, sexual desire for someone.
He was letching after every woman who walked past the bar.
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