Meanings
plural bulldaggers
- derogatoryoffensiveslangA masculine or butch lesbian; a bulldyke.
The visibility of bulldaggers and faggots in the streets and clubs of Harlem during the late 1920s and early 1930s does not mean they enjoyed unqualified toleration throughout Harlem society.
2010, Gary Bridge, Sophie Watson, The Blackwell City Reader, page 2492 more examples
After a thorough self-examination, in the light of all I had read and heard about dykes and bulldaggers, I reasoned that I had none of the obvious traits—I didn’t wear trousers, or have big shoulders or go in for sports, or walk like a man or even want to touch a woman.
1969, Maya Angelou, chapter 35, in I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, New York: Bantam, published 1971, page 238You say you’re “Lyte as a Rock,” you get crushed like a pebble One word, and I’mma bag her Watch the bitch stagger, cause I don't dig the bulldagger To me a butch don’t deserve a mic in hand Somebody tell her to stop acting like a man She needs something real thick to help her out quick (What?) And that’s a good piece of dick
1992, “Big Mama”, in Roxanne Shanté (lyrics), The Bitch Is Back
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