Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

dykon

/ˈdaɪ.kɑn/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: dykon
IPA: /ˈdaɪ.kɑn/

13

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A celebrity, especially a woman (often a lesbian), who is much admired by lesbians.

Informal

Example Sentences

"LESBIAN ICONS AND REAL LESBIAN ICONS If Madonna is the first among equals, the major female icon of the moment, she now has competition for dykon status in k. d. lang, who to many lesbians represents their very own 'real life' lesbian hera."
"[…] Singer-songwriter Hawkins has become a '90s dykon, due to her free-spirited sensuality […]"
"Deneuve was more articulate when she said of her own dykon status, "The Hunger has a very strong image of beautiful women, so perhaps it is true. […] Yes, I showed you can be beautiful and be a lesbian.""
"She [the television presenter Kirstie Allsopp] says the screen Kirstie – who is now something of a dykon thanks to her bossiness, her spike heels, her 'luscious dark hair' – is pretty close to the real thing, 'just more domineering'."

Etymology

Blend of dyke + icon.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈdaɪ.kɑn/
British English: /ˈdaɪ.kɒn/

Usage

Informal

Inflected Forms

dykons (plural)

Homonyms

daikon

Rhymes With

bicon

Questions

How do you pronounce dykon?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈdaɪ.kɑn/.
What does dykon mean?: A celebrity, especially a woman (often a lesbian), who is much admired by lesbians.
Where does dykon come from?: Blend of dyke + icon.

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