Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bull dyke

/ˈbʊlˌdaɪk/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.33 in modern English

Syllables: bul-l dyke
IPA: /ˈbʊlˌdaɪk/

18

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A masculine or butch lesbian. (See usage notes about dyke (“lesbian”).)

Colloquial; Derogatory

Etymology

By surface analysis, bull + dyke, although the form bulldyke predates dyke by several decades. See dyke for more.

Usage

Inflected Forms

bull dykes (plural) bull-dyke (alternative) bulldyke (alternative) bull dike (alternative) bull-dike (alternative) bulldike (alternative)

Synonyms

butch

Homonyms

bulldyke

Antonyms

designer dyke lipstick lesbian

Questions

How do you pronounce bull dyke?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈbʊlˌdaɪk/.
What does bull dyke mean?: A masculine or butch lesbian. (See usage notes about dyke (“lesbian”).)
Where does bull dyke come from?: By surface analysis, bull + dyke, although the form bulldyke predates dyke by several decades. See dyke for more.

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