Difference between Dike and Dyke

What is the difference between Dike and Dyke?

Dike as a noun is the northern english form of ditch. while Dyke as a noun is (usually derogatory) a lesbian, particularly one with masculine or butch traits or behavior.

Dike

Part of speech: noun

Definition: The northern English form of ditch. A ditch and bank running alongside each other. A barrier of stone or earth used to hold back water and prevent flooding. A lesbian, especially a manly or unattractive lesbian. A body of once molten igneous rock that was injected into older rocks in a manner that crosses bedding planes.

Dyke

Part of speech: noun

Definition: (usually derogatory) A lesbian, particularly one with masculine or butch traits or behavior.A toilet.a ditch.a valley.A lesbian. This word has been reclaimed, by some, as politically empowering. (See usage notes.)

We hope you now know whether to use Dike or Dyke in your sentence.

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