1 definition by Les Good
dyke (note on the origin of the word)
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."
(from Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper)
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."
(from Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper)
"Who's the dyke in the cowboy boots?" (Rude and derogatory.) (Source: Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition. © 2007. Published by McGraw Hill).
by Les Good August 29, 2012