Dyke/Dike
I see from MWO that this word for a lesbian only goes back to 1942, `origin unknown`. Any informed speculation available? It`s closeness to `dick` is interesting.
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There is considerable ridiculous uninformed and unsupported speculation available, such as:(1) from old-fashioned "dyke" = "ditch", with reference to the vagina;(2) from the Greek goddess of justice...
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Fred Shapiro of Yale recently antedated "bulldyker" to 1906 Philadelphia.The origin is unknown, and, as Richard points out, the field is full of ridiculous speculation.
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The "finger in the dike" expression? I realize it involves a BOY, but....
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Dave--Thanks for the mention of Fred Shapiro. I didn't know about him until you said something.I found it fascinating to read some articles about him at www.yale.edu/yup/qyd/media.htmlThe fact that...
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There is good reason to provisionally reject the origins presented by Richard Herz above, and also the "obvious" one put forth by Wordgeek, and also a derivation from "dick", and some other...
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