troglodyke

English

Etymology

Blend of troglodyte +‎ dyke

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈtɹɒɡləʊdaɪk/, /ˈtɹɒɡlədaɪk/

Noun

troglodyke (plural troglodykes)

1. (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.’

   • For more quotations using this term, see Citations:troglodyke.

Translations

repugnant lesbian