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Dykes or Lesbians
Name: Falino
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Comments: Why do American lesbians refer to themselves sometimes as "dykes", what does it mean?
I really do not think the origin of this word is know for fact. I have heard it was a shorten form of morhadike which is a different pronunciation of the word hermaphrodite. Then a bulldiker was most likely the term used prior dyke or dike for a lesbian, seems a bit of a stretch. It could be a play on the word dike meaning ditch or hole, being the female genitalia.
Any other thought out there on this origin?