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dykedom

dykedom noun: the state or sphere of dykes, or lesbians.

Noun

dykedom (uncountable)

  1. (slang) The state or sphere of dykes, or lesbians.
    • With her "half queer, half punk" hairstyle, her battered copy of Kerouac's On the Road, she's kind of a Madonna of dykedom.1986 February 15, Patricia A. Roth, “Desperately Seeking Lila: Kerouac Goes LF”, in Gay Community News, volume 14, number 39, page B2
    • One thanked Murphy and Weiss for giving her a good laugh by exemplifying the absurdity of the identity debates. The other documented her own journey from political lesbian feminist dykedom[…]1995, Paula Rust, Bisexuality and the Challenge to Lesbian Politics, page 21

Origin of dykedom

From dyke + -dom.

Questions about dykedom

What does dykedom mean?
Dykedom means the state or sphere of dykes, or lesbians.
What part of speech is dykedom?
Dykedom is a noun.

Words near dykedom in the dictionary

  1. Dykebar
  2. dyked
  3. dyked out
  4. dyked up
  5. dykedar
  6. dykedom
  7. Dykehead
  8. dykehood
  9. dykeish
  10. dykelet
  11. dykelets

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