Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

byke

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: byke
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

4

Letters

1

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A bisexual woman.

noun

Alternative form of bike (“wasps' or hornets' nest”).

Example Sentences

"Why do I wear a biker jacket? I like making people scared of me. I get treated better by the servers in the coffeehouses in the gaybourhood. Not to mention getting looked at by the dykes/bykes. :) Without the jacket, I get pushed around more on the subway, people don't get out of my way on crowded sidewalks, and men try to intimidate me -- I'm a wee femmy thing, most of the time."

Etymology

Blend of bi (“bisexual”) + dyke (“lesbian”).

Inflected Forms

bykes (plural)

Synonyms

bi-dyke

Questions

What does byke mean?: A bisexual woman.
Where does byke come from?: Blend of bi (“bisexual”) + dyke (“lesbian”).

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