Dyke (slang) - Variants

Variants

The term will sometimes have an adjective added to it, as in:

• Baby dyke: a young, immature or recently out lesbian. Sometimes used in a pejorative sense within the LGBT community to refer to a lesbian who attempts to appear butch unsuccessfully.
• Bear dyke: a lesbian of especially large build and/or physical prowess.
• Bi-Dyke, Byke or Half dyke: an identity used in a variety of ways, including by some bisexual women who feel more attracted to women than to men or by lesbian or dyke-identified women who acknowledge some sexual or emotional affection for men. Also used by some women who identify as being primarily attracted to genderqueer individuals.
• Bulldyke or Bull dyke or Bulldiker or Bulldiger (also Bulldagger): a butch or masculine lesbian
• Chapstick Dyke or Chapstick Lesbian: refers to lesbians who fall between bulldyke and lipstick lesbian.
• Dyke in Denial ("D.I.D."): Used by lesbians to refer to women who fit the stereotype of a lesbian in behavior or appearance but self-identify as bisexual, pansexual, or heterosexual. Also used as a referential identifier for a woman who is still in the process of coming out to themselves as a dyke/lesbian.
• Femme dyke: a lesbian who presents in an (often stylized) traditionally feminine way.
• 'Frisco dyke: a queer woman who hails from, lives in, or espouses aesthetics/ideologies congruent with those popular among dykes in the San Francisco Bay Area.
• Lipstick dyke: variation on the pop-culture term "lipstick lesbian". Also known as a "doily dyke".
• Trans dyke: Transsexual or Transgender woman who romantically and/or sexually prefers women.
• Soft dyke: Also referred to as "soft butch", this is generally used for lesbians who dress in a masculine style but retain feminine appearance (e.g.: longer hair, chapstick, clear nail polish, feminine shoes, etc.).
• Spyke: Lesbians who specifically prefer dykes. New slang used in circles among the Bay Area to help identify preferences.