dykey

English

Alternative forms

• dyky

Etymology

dyke +‎ -y

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdaɪki/

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• Rhymes: -aɪki

Adjective

dykey (comparative dykier or more dykey, superlative dykiest or most dykey)

1. (slang, derogatory) Of a woman, whether actually lesbian or not, having stereotypically lesbian characteristics; that looks like a dyke.
   • 1970 January, Robin Morgan, “Goodbye to All That”, in Rat‎^[1]:

     Let it all hang out. Let it seem bitchy, catty, dykey, Solanisesque, frustrated, crazy, nutty, frigid, ridiculous, bitter, embarrassing, man-hating, libelous, pure, unfair, envious, intuitive, low-down, stupid, petty, liberating.

   • 2006 August 8, Sharon Lamb with Lyn Mikel Brown, Packaging Girlhood: Rescuing Our Daughters from Marketers' Schemes, New York: St. Martin's Press, →ISBN, →OL, page 230:

     […] when Torrence is elected captain of the cheerleading team, another girl supports the subplot of girl cattiness by calling her a slut and calling the “real” gymnast who joins the team (emphasizing to the audience that cheering can't be “real” gymnastics), an uberdyke and a big dykey loser.

Synonyms

• butch, masculine