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dykery

/ˈdaɪ.kə.ɹi/

dykery noun: the quality of being a stereotypical lesbian.

Noun

dykery (uncountable)

  1. (offensive, slang, sometimes, vulgar) The quality of being a stereotypical lesbian.
  2. (offensive, slang, sometimes, vulgar) Stereotypically lesbian activity, materials, etc.; things befitting a masculine lesbian.
    • And there is actually quite a lot of entertaining dykery going on under the guise of bees sipping flowers, that sort of thing ...1998, Edward Field, A Frieze for a Temple of Love, page 195

Origin of dykery

From dyke + -ery.

Questions about dykery

What does dykery mean?
Dykery means the quality of being a stereotypical lesbian.
What part of speech is dykery?
Dykery is a noun.
How do you pronounce dykery?
Dykery is pronounced /ˈdaɪ.kə.ɹi/.

Words near dykery in the dictionary

  1. Dykemans
  2. Dykemas
  3. dykephobia
  4. dyker
  5. dykers
  6. dykery
  7. dykes
  8. dykes out
  9. dykes up
  10. Dykeses
  11. dykey

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