noun
General Slang
dyke
· noun · lesbian
A slur for lesbians that the community reclaimed as a badge of pride.
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Started life as a slur thrown at lesbians, especially masc ones. The community took it, kept it, and turned it into a flag — now you'll see it on Dyke March banners and in proud self-description. Context is everything: in-community it reads as pride; from a stranger's mouth it can still cut.
“She marches every June and calls herself a proud dyke — the word's hers now.”
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dyke In A Sentence
She marches every June and calls herself a proud dyke — the word's hers now.
Origin & Usage
Used as an insult for masculine or simply visible lesbians from at least the early-mid 20th century; reclaimed by the community from the 1950s onward and worn with pride — see Dyke Marches worldwide.
Variants
dike
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