dykeling
dykeling noun: a young or immature lesbian.
Noun
dykeling (plural dykelings)
- A young or immature lesbian.
- We encourage each GCN reader to sit in a comfortable place, close his/her eyes and dream of a NOLAG as nationally recognized recognized as the ACLU, NAACP, or NOW. Dream of little faglets and dykelings coming to you and asking what it was like to live in a time when people could hate you or kill...1981 December 12, Kathy MacDonald, Jay Darnell, Anne Simon, Maryanne Kirkbride, “NOLAG Eats Wheaties”, in Gay Community News, volume 9, number 21, page 4
- They will gather their own gaylings and dykelings and Miss Things at the hem of their own caftans. They'll wheel the old queen out.2002, Alisa Solomon, Framji Minwalla, The Queerest Art: Essays on Lesbian and Gay Theater, page 253
Forms of dykeling
| plural | dykelings |
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Origin of dykeling
From dyke + -ling.
Questions about dykeling
- What does dykeling mean?
- Dykeling means a young or immature lesbian.
- What part of speech is dykeling?
- Dykeling is a noun.
- What is the plural of dykeling?
- The plural of dykeling is dykelings.
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Source and license
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