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Meaning of "bull dyke" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF BULL DYKE

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BULL DYKE

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Bull dyke is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES BULL DYKE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

bull dyke

Dyke (slang)

The term dyke or dike is a slang noun meaning lesbian; it is also a slang adjective describing things associated with lesbianism. It originated as a derogatory label for a masculine woman, and this usage is still predominant. However, there have been attempts by some lesbian groups to use it as a neutral synonym for lesbian....

Definition of bull dyke in the English dictionary

The definition of bull dyke in the dictionary is a lesbian who is markedly masculine.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE BULL DYKE

bull
bull ant
bull bars
bull calf
bull dust
bull elephant
bull huss
bull kelp
bull market
bull mastiff
bull neck
bull nose
Bull Run
bull session
bull snake
bull terrier
bull tongue
bull trout
bull-headed
bull-headedly

WORDS THAT END LIKE BULL DYKE

bulldyke
byke
dyke
fyke
gryke
klondyke
ring-dyke
tryke
tyke
vandyke
Yorkshire tyke

Synonyms and antonyms of bull dyke in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «bull dyke» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF BULL DYKE

Find out the translation of bull dyke to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of bull dyke from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «bull dyke» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

公牛堤
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

dique del toro
570 millions of speakers

English

bull dyke
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

बैल बांध
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

الثور دايك
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

бык дамба
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

dique do touro
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

বুল্ড ডাইক
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

taureau digue
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Lembu jantan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Stier Deich
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

強気堤防
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

황소 레즈비언
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Bull dyke
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

bò đê
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

புல் டைக்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

बैल डयके
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Boğa köpeği
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

toro diga
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

byk Dyke
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

бик дамба
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

taur dig
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ταύρος ανάχωμα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

bul Dyk
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

bull dyke
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

bull dyke
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of bull dyke

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «BULL DYKE»

The term «bull dyke» is normally little used and occupies the 130.265 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «BULL DYKE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «bull dyke» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «bull dyke» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about bull dyke

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BULL DYKE»

Discover the use of bull dyke in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to bull dyke and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Female Masculinity
Jake La Motta, Raging Bull 8 RAG ING BULL (DYKE) New Masculinities When I was thirteen, I wanted a punching bag and boxing gloves for my birthday. I believe that these accoutrements of masculine competition signified for me a way to ...
Judith Halberstam, 1998
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Homosexuality and the Law: A Dictionary
For example, the phrase “bull dyke” is a combination of the pejorative bull and the epithet dyke. The adjective bull is meant to demean, whereas the term dyke is a negative substitution for lesbian. This linguistic structure is true for many other ...
Chuck Stewart, 2001
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White Lies: Race, Class, Gender and Sexuality in White ...
What is striking is that "bull dyke Jewesses" are seen as just as threatening to the sexuality of young, white women as Black men. This characterization of Jewish women as "bull dykes" is common throughout the publications; what is less ...
Jessie Daniels, 1997
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Looking for a Fight
Suddenly the bull-dyke security guard reappeared with a man looking for his seat . The pair counted up and down the rows until their gaze rested on me. No, it couldn't be. 'I need to see this guy's ticket,' she said to the man as they hovered ...
D. Matthews, 2002
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Weekly World News
"A 200-pound, infuriated bull dyke is nothing to mess with," says one officer. "A man can get seriously hurt if he's trampled by the herd during the run." Organizers point out that runners are warned not to take part in the festivities if they are ...
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The New Partridge Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional ...
184, 1963 • The occasional cigar-smoking leather-jacket bull dyke may bend the regulation. — Roger Gordon, Hollywood's Sexual Underground, p. 25, 1966 • Deputy Dot Rothstein, 200 + pounds of bull dyke with the hots for my friend Chris  ...
Eric Partridge, Tom Dalzell, Terry Victor, 2006
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The Routledge Dictionary of Modern American Slang and ...
21, 1958 • The occasional cigar-smoking leather-jacket bull dyke may bend the regulation. — Roger Gordon, Hollywood's Sexual Underground, p. 25, 1966 • I looked like a bull dyke or the trick of one, with handcuffs, a leather jacket, metal ...
Tom Dalzell, 2008
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Bawdy Language
Angry young woman They call me a dyke; Don't know much about it I just know whatI like —“Theme song”ofthe lesbian movement, (c. 1982) She's also a diesel dike (who'll drive right over you) and the bull dyke (or bull dagger). The bull is your ...
Lawrence Paros, 2013
9
Never Quote the Weather to a Sea Lion: And Other Uncommon ...
Instantly the crowd across the fence began shouting, “Bull dyke! Bull dyke! Bull dyke!” This made her laugh so hard she turned around and went back to the motor home she shared with her husband, convinced the mob was harmless. After that ...
Paul Binder, 2013
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Pleasure Zones: Bodies, Cities, Spaces
The commodification of the extraordinary identity of the lesbian — the culturally tagged body, the visible stereotype (the bull dyke in the whipping parade at the HERO celebrations?) — overpowers the representations of her own other: the ...
David Bell, 2001

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BULL DYKE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term bull dyke is used in the context of the following news items.
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Shows for Days Review: Patti LuPone As Community Theatre Tyrant
“You don't have to say that sentence twice to a bull dyke,” Sid replies. (Huh?) No, the main problem with Shows for Days is that it is a late and ... «DC Theatre Scene, Jul 15»
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'Orange is the New Black' actress Lea DeLaria's other career: Jazz …
As a little girl, I have to say as a little bull dyke, growing up in the Midwest thinking that I was the only one — didn't know that there were other ... «89.3 KPCC, Jul 15»
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Patti Lupone steals show in quirky Shows For Days
Dale Soules is hilarious as Sid, a self-described “bull dyke” who's the one-woman Prometheus crew. Sid stomps around holding everything ... «The Asian Age, Jul 15»
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Review: 'Shows for Days,' With Patti LuPone as a Diva With Depth
Sid: “You don't have to say that twice to a bull dyke.”) In between the bons mots, there are moments of hard, cold truth telling. Some of these ... «New York Times, Jun 15»
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Would Oscar Wilde have voted for same-sex marriage?
... identities that gay Americans deploy: butch and femme, sissy and rough trade, queen and closet case, bull dyke and granola crunchy. «MercatorNet, Jun 15»
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Orange Is The New Black season 3 review
Possibly the most satisfying new development is the growing love between Boo and Pennsatucky, the former a self-described 'bull dyke', the ... «Den Of Geek, Jun 15»
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The 2015 Ottawa Fringe Festival's queerest
Maggie was an enforcer. She was a tough-as-nails bull dyke who beat people up, broke their legs and even chopped off a finger if one of the ... «Daily Xtra, Jun 15»
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Orange Is Back!
This leads to a lecture on Freakonomics from resident bull dyke Big Boo. But even the most dismal reality inside the prison industrial complex is ... «TheTyee.ca, Jun 15»
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'Handsome Revolution Project' Documents The Spectrum Of …
In the past I have wanted to don a very masculine suit and tie but, being fearful of being judged and labeled a “bull dyke,” I have settled for the ... «Huffington Post, May 15»
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Rowland, Wilson-Foley Could Be Heading to 'Country Club' Prisons
I walked into the chow hall, picked out the biggest bull dyke and I stuck her. From then on, prison was easier than making blueberry scones.”. «CT Newsjunkie, Apr 15»

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