Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- n. Variant of dike1.
- n. Offensive Slang Used as a disparaging term for a lesbian.
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- A less proper spelling of dike.
Wiktionary
- n. alternative spelling of dike.
- n. Australia (slang) A toilet.
- n. UK a ditch.
- n. Sussex a valley.
- n. slang, pejorative A lesbian, particularly one who appears macho or acts in a macho manner. This word has been reclaimed, by some, as politically empowering. (See usage notes.)
GNU Webster's 1913
- n. See dike. The spelling
dyke is restricted by some to the geological meaning.
WordNet 3.0
- n. (slang) offensive term for a lesbian who is noticeably masculine
- v. enclose with a dike
- n. a barrier constructed to contain the flow of water or to keep out the sea
Etymologies
- Variant of dike. (Wiktionary)
- Origin unknown. (American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition)
Examples
“Please note: I used the term dyke with the most loving intentions.”
“Activists who are engaged in the process of defining disability may choose to use "crip" in the same way the word "dyke" is now a chosen identity for many people but was, for generations, a deep insult.”
The Huffington Post: Cory Silverberg: When it Comes to Sex, Are Your Sins Invalid?
“One of my best friends has been called a dyke and shoved into lockers -- even though she dates a boy and looked stunning in her prom dress.”
The Huffington Post: Courtney Hammett: Teen Impact: Runner-Up #2
“She felt an odd thrill when the delivery driver was a woman, a dyke from the looks of it.”
“However, I have been called the word dyke in an insulting sense before and it upset me.”
“So the inflections I would say of the word dyke should not offend.”
“Reclaimed words are a perfect example of this -- for some people identifying as a dyke, fag, tranny, or slut may be an integral part of their identity.”
The Huffington Post: Bianca James: Reality Check Your Own Privilege
“Though I have been called a dyke by buys in a mini-van.”
“We were trying to figure out why she freely uses the word dyke but can't stand to hear black people call each other the "n" word ...”
“I think that only a dyke can say the word dyke, etc etc. ”
Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘dyke’.
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Landforms
A Cyclopedia of Landforms.
plain, mountain, canyon, cliff, hill, arch, cave, plateau, mesa, butte, chimney, peneplain and 169 more...
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EN-HU - important words for a HU inte...
Words only (I left out the expressions) from Geza Kerenyi's EN-HU interpreters' dictionary. Most of them pose some difficulty when interpreted between HU and EN in either or both directions.
abalone, abrasive, abstractionist, abstruse, abysmal, academia, accessibility, accessible, acclimate, accolade, accompanist, achiever and 1469 more...
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Origin unknown
bamboozle, ballyhoo, banter, bludgeon, chad, cocktail, culvert, curmugeon, dildo, dude, dweeb, dyke and 51 more...
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Twitter faves
The new favourite words of people on Twitter.
A script searches Twitter for "X is my new favourite word" and adds it to this list.
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gonk, nerking, guap, gimp, fabulous, dabble, fabilicious, tragic, zooted, hey, cheekini, nugget and 457 more... -
Twitter favorites
The new favourite words of people on Twitter.
A script searches Twitter for "X is my new favorite word" and adds it to this list.
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unfathomably, glice, cuh, fab, ciggaty, doll, thuggin, oxymoronic, pineapple, succubutt, griming, cheeky and 2369 more... -
Twitter favourites
The new favourite words of people on Twitter.
A script searches Twitter for "X is my new favourite word" and adds it to this list.
See also:
bumwank, calamity, recalcitrant, gayenese, jeeze, nonsense, flabbergasted, juxtapose, procrastinating, ossanity, biffing, loser and 1972 more... -
vinyl's Words
deliverator, finna, metric fuckton, fag, hyphy, ginormous, sacrilicious, fantabulous, macaca, n-word, pterodactyl, genious and 560 more...
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5-0
Hecko, words! I’m so happy I’ve found you. I want to keep you all and never want to lose you again. I hope you like it here.
amscray, thistledown, tine, tinsel, pungent, snarl, wail, lanky, viscid, dawdle, luminous, stow and 2719 more...
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grassdog's Words
schadenfreude, sanguine, nefarious, verisimilitude, antediluvian, salacious, obfuscate, plethora, cacophony, defenestration, vacillate, blasphemy and 478 more...
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Aeonn's Words
discombobulation, dank, crass, abolishment, quite, ubiquitous, crank, catapult, sponge, click, queer, irish and 124 more...
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heather's Words
kleptocracy, aberrant, tawdry, insipid, noggin, obfuscate, dream, esoteric, hijinks, mischevious, nefarious, rapscallion and 184 more...
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Did you just insult me?!
Words to use in moments of high frustration that they hopefully won't understand.
naïf, jerk, temerity, presumptuousness, presumptuous, arrogant, impudence, insolence, hick, bitch, asshole, ass and 61 more...
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GLBT
lesbian, transgender, bisexual, gay, dyke, fag, faggot, homo, queen, queer, pouf, gender rights and 17 more...
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Queer Words
As many queer related words as I can come up with ^_^
faggot, fag, dyke, gay, lesbian, bisexual, asexual, transgender, gender queer, queer, bi, homosexual and 13 more...
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words describing me
dyke, queer, sapphic, fat, multiple, geek, gender queer, eclectic, crazy, eccentric, strange, weird
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Girl, Interrupted (1999)
Words from a 1999 'Girl, Interrupted' film.
top-notch, stunt, demise, bum, pecker, laxative, rotisserie, lifer, borderline, fatso, loon, dyke and 25 more...
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