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dyke 1

 (dīk)
n. & v.
Variant of dike1.

dyke 2

 (dīk) also dike
n. Offensive Slang
Used as a disparaging term for a lesbian.

[Origin unknown.]

dyke′y adj.
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dykey

(ˈdaɪki)
adj
slang characteristic of lesbians; suggestive of lesbianism
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dykey

adj (inf)lesbisch
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- Love Joan and Michael xx EGAN Michael Patrick (Dykey) Sadly but peacefully on 14th April 2017 at Prince Charles Hospital, aged 72 years.
So now we knoweveryone involved in the jokey reference to Ruth "Dykey D" Davidson in a political skit regrets any offence caused.
Chewin' the Fat's Karen, who is gay, co-wrote a rap sketch for comedy troupe Whitserface in which Tory leader Ruth Davidson was referred to as "dykey".
Tories call for SNP MP apology over rap THE Scottish Tories are demanding an apology from an SNP MP after she described as "hilarious" a performance at a Scottish independence convention event in which their leader Ruth Davidson was branded "dykey".
When I tune in to Rehab Addict and see host Nicole Curtis, sweaty and dirty in a tank top, looking like the lesbian archetype typified by Gina Gershon in Bound, I can't help but think she's made people consider gender and sexual orientation by (a) rarely talking about a husband or boyfriend on screen, (b) having her queer friends helping on certain episodes, and (c) looking as dykey as any woman is allowed on cable TV these days (Rachel Maddow exempted).
Drummer Spikey Van Dykey is supposed to be miming the songs, but just can't resist and is actually playing the drums.
Give the pot a good shake, Dykey man -- tie at Dunston UTS off, the players were going to Cumbria to dish out presents to victims of the recent floods.
Androgynously sexy and dykey but not quite butch, the lesbian hipster creates her own categories by falling in between earlier ones.
"My mum had dykey hair and drove a manly car and turned up in jeans to the school parents' evenings with another woman," laughs Dan, who is himself gay
Or listening to her amazingly informative views that all female rugby players are "large, butch and dykey".