dykey
noun Slang: Disparaging and Offensive.
a female homosexual; lesbian.
Also, dike.
Origin:
1940–45; earlier in form bulldike (with a variant bulldagger); of obscure origin; claimed to be a shortening of morphodyke (variant of morphodite, a reshaping of hermaphrodite), though morphodyke is more likely a blend of morphodite and a pre-existing dyke; other hypothesized connections, such as with diked out or dike “ditch,” are dubious on semantic grounds
1940–45; earlier in form bulldike (with a variant bulldagger); of obscure origin; claimed to be a shortening of morphodyke (variant of morphodite, a reshaping of hermaphrodite), though morphodyke is more likely a blend of morphodite and a pre-existing dyke; other hypothesized connections, such as with diked out or dike “ditch,” are dubious on semantic grounds
Related forms
dyke·y, adjective
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dyke or dike1 (daɪk) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | an embankment constructed to prevent flooding, keep out the sea, etc |
| 2. | a ditch or watercourse |
| 3. | a bank made of earth excavated for and placed alongside a ditch |
| 4. | (Scot) a wall, esp a dry-stone wall |
| 5. | a barrier or obstruction |
| 6. | a vertical or near-vertical wall-like body of igneous rock intruded into cracks in older rock |
| 7. | informal (Austral), (NZ) |
| a. a lavatory | |
| b. (as modifier): a dyke roll | |
| —vb | |
| 8. | civil engineering an embankment or wall built to confine a river to a particular course |
| 9. | (tr) to protect, enclose, or drain (land) with a dyke |
| [C13: modification of Old English dic ditch; compare Old Norse dīki ditch] | |
| dike or dike1 | |
| —n | |
| —vb | |
| [C13: modification of Old English dic ditch; compare Old Norse dīki ditch] | |
| dyke or dike2 (daɪk) | |
| —n | |
| slang a lesbian | |
| [C20: of unknown origin] | |
| dike or dike2 | |
| —n | |
| [C20: of unknown origin] | |
| Dyke (dɑɪk) | |
| —n | |
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Word Origin & History
dyke
1931, Amer.Eng., probably shortening of morphadike, dialectal garbling of hermaphrodite, but bulldyker "engage in lesbian activities" is attested from 1921, and a source from 1896 lists dyke as slang for "the vulva."
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