dyke

A word that has been reclaimed by some lesbians and queer woman as a term of empowerment.

It could be from the name Boudica (or Boadicea or Boudicca) who was a queen of the celts and was the leader of the only army to ever defeat the Romans in battle. Eventually the Romans did defeat her andher army. She was captured and died by suicide of swallowing poison.

I am dyke and proud of it.

dyke by Anonymous October 23, 2003

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dyke

1. An embankment which is constructed to hold back a sea or a river to prevent flooding an area. It is also considered an alternate spelling to dike

2. A derogatory slur which to degrade lesbians, most likely for their masculine features. However some say the term has become a double-standard amongst lesbians in similar ways that the term nigger is used amongst black people. Just as dyke is to lesbians, the term faggot could be applied to queers as well.

1. The hurricane overwhelmed the dyke and the town suffered a massive flood in that area as a result.

2. "Pfft what's that dyke's problem? I bet she's penis-envy."

dyke by Doodz September 20, 2009