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English
Etymology
Blend of troglodyte + dyke
Pronunciation
Noun
troglodyke (plural troglodykes)
- (derogatory, uncommon) A repugnant lesbian.
2007, Paul Burston, chapter 13, in Lovers and Losers, published 2011:Tony…focused on a large woman with cropped hair, a yellowing complexion, grey sunken eyes and a lip ring. ‘Who’s the troglodyke?’ he said, horrified at the thought of being stuck with such a creature…. // ‘You mean the rug-muncher with the nose ring?’ Dan said…. ‘That’s Kim Radclyffe. She hosts a phone-in show on Radio Five. Rumour has it she’s on male hormones, which would help explain the facial hair.’ // Tony laughed. ‘She’s certainly got a good face for radio.’
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