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byke en · NOUN · etymology 1

Etymology

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

Meanings

  1. (qualifier:LGBTQ slang) A bisexual woman.
    • 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. 1999 March 12, A, “Re: bisexual attire”, in soc.bi (Usenet):

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Synonyms

bi-dyke

byke en · NOUN · etymology 2

Meanings

  1. (alt-of, alternative) Alternative form of bike (“wasps' or hornets' nest”).
    alt of bike

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