dyke

Definition

dyke rate

(Adult / Slang)

1. A lesbian, especially an aggressively masculine lesbian, often tough or sadistic.
Synonyms: boon dagger; boonch; bootch; bull; bull bitch; bull-dagger; bull-dike(r); bull-dogger; bumper; butch; butch lesbian; butch dagger; butz; diesel dyke; dike; 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 for the lesbian in The Wild Party (1975).

2. Obsolete, 19 ^th century term meaning to dress up fancily.

3. Obsolete in the 19 ^th century sense of vagina regarded, like drain, ditch and gutter, as a dirty place.