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boydykes

boydykes is the plural of boydyke.

Meaning of boydyke

Noun

boydyke (plural boydykes)

  1. (slang, vulgar) A lesbian with a masculine presentation and/or identification. (Chiefly used as a self-descriptor and by butch or gender-nonconforming lesbians.)
    • But I don't think boydykes have dibs on playing with gender: I too like the sexiness of a floating signifier.1998, Rosamund Else-Mitchell, Naomi Flutter, Talking Up: Young Women's Take on Feminism, page 97

Questions about boydykes

What is boydykes the plural of?
Boydykes is the plural of boydyke.

Words near boydykes in the dictionary

  1. Boydstun
  2. Boydstuns
  3. Boydton
  4. Boydtown
  5. boydyke
  6. boydykes
  7. Boyea
  8. Boyeas
  9. boyed
  10. boyed off
  11. boyeen

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