dykey joke
- noun
- /ˈdaɪki dʒoʊk/
- Slur
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- The comedian was criticized for including a dykey joke in her routine.
Examples
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She warned her friend that a dykey joke might offend some people in the audience.
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He made a dykey joke that lightened the mood, though some found it inappropriate.
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She told a dykey joke at the party.
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Many people found her dykey jokes offensive.
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During the comedy show, he told a dykey joke that made some audience members laugh and others uncomfortable.
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She asked the host if it was appropriate to share a dykey joke considering the diverse audience present.
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The stand-up performer decided to skip the dykey joke to avoid offending any members of the audience.
Synonyms
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A joke about cruel or shocking things that many people find upsetting
A rude joke that makes many people feel uncomfortable
Surface Forms
Morphology
dykey + joke
The compound is compositionally built from an adjective 'dykey' (derived from the slang noun 'dyke') + 'joke', so a learner who knows the constituents can infer it refers to a joke relating to lesbians. However, 'dykey' is slang/nonstandard and the specific derogatory or stereotyping sense and pragmatic offensiveness are culturally loaded and not fully predictable from the parts alone, so full understanding requires extra socio-cultural knowledge.
Etymology
Dykey joke comes from the slang word dykey, from 'dyke', which means a 'lesbian', combined with joke. So a dykey joke is a joke that uses stereotypes about lesbians and often comes across as 'offensive', which is why it can upset people.