bull-dike

Definition

Or: bulldike / bulldiker / bull-dyke , derogatory appellation for a butch lesbian, especially one who dresses and behaves in an aggressively masculine manner.
Etymology: Said to derive from the name of a warrior Queen of the Celtic Hicca people, Boudica, who rebelled against the Romans in A.D. 61.
Synonyms: boon dagger; boonch; bootch; bull; bull bitch; bull-dagger; bull-diker; bull-dogger; bumper; butch; butch lesbian; butch dagger; butz; diesel dyke; dike; dyke; top-sergeant.
See also: baby butch; baby dyke; boy dyke; buildiking; camper; dinky dyke; gaychick; molly dyke; semi-diesel; soft butch; stone butch; stone femme.

Quote: 'The little Dutch boy taught a lesson that I like / If you want to save your country, stick your finger in a dyke.' Sung by the piano player to a lesbian in The Wild Party (1975).