bull dyke
English
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Etymology
By surface analysis, bull + dyke, although the form bulldyke predates dyke by several decades. See dyke for more.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbʊlˌdaɪk/
Audio (US): (file)
Noun
bull dyke (plural bull dykes)
- (colloquial, LGBTQ, sometimes derogatory) A masculine or butch lesbian. (See usage notes about dyke (“lesbian”).)
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References
- A. F. Niemoeller, "A Glossary of Homosexual Slang," Fact 2, no. 1 (Jan-Feb 1965): 25