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dike

dike

4 9.9
An offensive word for a woman who likes women and looks or acts masculine
  • noun
  • /daɪk/
  • Slur
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  • In the film, the character was portrayed as a dike, challenging stereotypes about femininity.

So the sick stupid Dyke girl was just awful.

Examples

  • Many women admire her confidence as a dike, embracing her identity proudly.

  • So the sick stupid Dyke girl was just awful.

    Anything Goes With James English

  • I got my finger in the dike and he's got his thumb up his ass.

    Fiction book (1997)

  • You and the club think you got bitches these as lesbians trying to fuck you and little dyke bitch straight.

  • Dike.

    Troma's War (1988)

  • "He's the guy with his finger in the dike, and his finger isn't big enough."

    Academic text (2004)

  • That night when I first met her, she was wearing a flannel, baggy jeans and a shirt that says dykes only man who needs them.

  • The Nigerian Records Office was established due to the recommendation and tireless effort of Kenneth Onwuka Dike, who showed much concern about the state in which public records were preserved in Nigeria, and it was commissioned on 9th January 1959 (Abioye, 2009).

    Academic text (2018)

  • Despite her masculine appearance, she felt comfortable being a dike in her community.

Surface Forms

dike singular
dikes plural

Etymology

Dike (often spelled dyke) is an offensive slang word that likely came from an older slang term 'bulldyke'; it was used to insult lesbian women and is rude, so it should not be used.