noun Slang: Disparaging and Offensive.
a contemptuous term used to refer to a lesbian who is notably masculine or assertive in manner or appearance.
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Origin of bull dyke
First recorded in 1925–30
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How to use bull dyke in a sentence
She told a story of a fellow employee who identifies as a butch dyke (a lesbian who takes on a more masculine identity).
Yes, the minor-league baseball player memorably portrayed by Kevin Costner in Bull Durham.
He also said police intend to put their beloved family pet, a Staffordshire bull terrier named Excalibur, to sleep.
Biden made many visits to Baghdad and no doubt get fed a load of bull about inclusion on each one.
Like at Bull Run, when I am in the presence of those old family letters, I am transported.
The well-known "cock and bull" stories of small children are inspired by this love of strong effect.
I thought this young man was going to read us some of his poetry; it's too tiresome of him to stop to tell us about his bull-dog.
And I, for one, absolutely decline to believe in this preposterous story of his about a bull-dog.
Tom leaped on one side; the buffalo-bull turned short round and made another dash at him.
Some who would face a mad bull coolly enough spring with disgust from a cockroach or a centipede.
British Dictionary definitions for bull dyke
noun
slang a lesbian who is markedly masculine
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