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English
Etymology 1
Blend of bi (“bisexual”) + dyke (“lesbian”).
Noun
byke (plural bykes)
- (LGBTQ slang) A bisexual woman.
- Synonym: bi-dyke
1999 March 12, A, “Re: bisexual attire”, in soc.bi (Usenet):Why do I wear a biker jacket? I like making people scared of me. I get treated better by the servers in the coffeehouses in the gaybourhood. Not to mention getting looked at by the dykes/bykes. :) Without the jacket, I get pushed around more on the subway, people don't get out of my way on crowded sidewalks, and men try to intimidate me -- I'm a wee femmy thing, most of the time.
Etymology 2
Noun
byke (plural bykes)
- Alternative form of bike (“wasps' or hornets' nest”).
Scots
Etymology
Unknown. Cognate with Northern Middle English bike; cf. English bike.
Pronunciation
Noun
byke (plural bykes)
- a beehive or anthill
- a home, a dwelling
- (figurative) a swarm, usually of people