1) A earthen slope or wall that is used to regulate water levels (levee/dike)
2) Originally used as a negative slur towards lesbians, this term has now grown to referring a specific type of
lesbian. (another related word to this would be fellagirly, brought on by Elvira Kurt.) The "
butch look, femme attitude" has recently taken definition to the term dyke by the LGBT community.
2b. While this is currently
true, many other-generational LGBT members find dyke to be very derogatory and hurtful.
Additionally, if the word is used by an LGBT individual, it is taken as
joke/description/word.
However, if a non-LGBT individual uses such a word towards a
lesbian, it is thought to evoke similar reactions as would nigger to a black person (or so on and so forth)
1) Hurricane
Katrina devastated the country when it broke through New Orleans' dyke.
2) One
lesbian to another: "I don't really like the polar-extremed butch or femme lesbians; I more prefer the stereotypical dykes like Ellen DeGeneres, Katherine Moennig and Mandana Jones (Nikki Wade from Bad Girls)"
2b. A non-LGBT member insulting a
lesbian: "Wow, you're such a dyke."