dykey

comparative dykier · comparative more dykey · superlative dykiest · superlative most dykey · alternative dyky

1. derogatoryslangvulgarwhether actually lesbian or notHaving stereotypically masculine characteristics.

   LF seeks gentle, communicative, dykey-looking woman who smiles, enjoys life and people, likes to discuss movies, books and politics, who'd like to meet a strong-minded, independent, feminine-looking p/t writer.

   1988 February 21, “Dreaming! (personal advertisement)”, in Gay Community News, volume 15, number 31, page 13

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   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.

   1970 January, Robin Morgan, “Goodbye to All That”, in Rat

   […] 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.

   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

   Synonyms: butch, masculine