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[[File:Dyk.png|thumb|219x219px|The dyke flag by r00]]
[[File:D*ke og.jpg|thumb|225x225px|The dyke flag by plantbutch|alt=]]
'''Dyke''', sometimes spelled as '''Dike''' or censored as '''"D*ke",''' is a pejorative word that commonly refers to [[Lesbian|lesbians]] and [[Queer]] [[women]], particularly those with [[masculine]], [[androgynous]], [[Gender Non-Conforming]] (GNC), or "[[Butch]]" presentation and/or traits.<ref>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dyke_(slang)</ref>
While there are a range of different definitions and related terms, in general slang "Dyke" is most often used to refer negatively to one who is (or is perceived as being) a "mannish woman" or an "aggressive, masculine lesbian".<ref>https://www.jstor.org/stable/454909</ref>
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==Flag==
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A Dyke flag "for when you’re whole sexuality and gender identity can just be summed up as just “Dyke” by Tumblr user r00 was posted February 15, 2019. There are no known color meanings.<ref name=":2"
* Black represents power, strength, and freedom that comes with reclaiming dyke. It also represents black WLW and black non-binary sapphics who identify as dykes.
Another flag was created by Twitter user sol_v_diaz on or before May 28, 2021<ref>{{Archive|Site=web|URL=https://twitter.com/sol_v_diaz/status/1398301454675415042}}</ref>. This flag was explicitly designed to capture dyke as a multifaceted identity including but not limited to [[Dykegender]] people, Transmasculine individuals, people whose only identity is dyke, and all kinds of lesbians. ▼
* Purple represents the reclamation of dyke.
* Magenta represents unapologetic love of women. Pink represents acceptance of trans women and inner peace. The white labrys axe represents empowerment, justice, and intolerance of bigotry.
▲Another flag was created by Twitter user sol_v_diaz on or before May 28, 2021<ref>{{Archive|Site=web|URL=https://twitter.com/sol_v_diaz/status/1398301454675415042}}</ref>. This flag was explicitly designed to capture dyke as a multifaceted identity including but not limited to [[Dykegender]] people, Transmasculine individuals, people whose only identity is
*The black represents alienation, rebellion, lack of gender, the aro/ace spectrums, stone dykes, [[Butch|butches]], and dykes of color.▼
*Purple represents mixed or masculine gender, masculinity and femininity, nonbinary & trans dykes, mspec dykes, and [[Futch|futches]].▼
*Pink represents queerness, feminine gender, femininity (including non-female femininity), womanhood, love, WLW, and [[Femme|femmes]].▼
*Finally, gray is for confusion, blurred identity, disconnect, [[Greyromantic|grayro]]/[[Greysexual|gray ace]] spectrums, and those who identify with no or multiple gender presentations.▼
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▲*Purple represents mixed or masculine gender, masculinity and femininity, nonbinary & trans dykes,
▲*Pink represents queerness, feminine gender, femininity (including non-female femininity), womanhood, love, WLW, and [[Femme|femmes]].
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==Etymology==
The origin of
*A shortened version of the Intersexist slur "[[hermaphrodite]].", coming from "morphodyke"/"morphadike".<ref>https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/morphodyke</ref><ref>https://www.etymonline.com/word/dyke</ref>
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==References==
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[[Category:Reclaimed Identities]]
[[Category:Identity]]
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