English edit

Etymology edit

dyke +‎ -dom

Pronunciation edit

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Noun edit

dykedom (uncountable)

  1. (slang) The state or sphere of dykes, or lesbians.
    • 1995, Paula Rust, Bisexuality and the Challenge to Lesbian Politics, page 21:
      One thanked Murphy and Weiss for giving her a good laugh by exemplifying the absurdity of the identity debates. The other documented her own journey from political lesbian feminist dykedom []