"leatherdyke" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: leatherdykes [plural]
Etymology: From leather + dyke. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|leather|dyke}} leather + dyke Head templates: {{en-noun}} leatherdyke (plural leatherdykes)
  1. A female homosexual involved in BDSM practices. Categories (topical): BDSM Related terms: leatherman, leathersex
    Sense id: en-leatherdyke-en-noun-sllFhQ2j Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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          "ref": "1997, Phillip Brian Harper, Jose Esteban Munoz, Trish Rosen, Queer Transexions of Race, Nation, and Gender:",
          "text": "[…] I began exploring SM and participating in leatherdyke friendship circles and community structures, primarily in Los Angeles.",
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          "text": "Furthermore, sometimes leatherdykes resignify sexed bodily zones.",
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          "ref": "2008, Mattilda Bernstein Sycamore, That's Revolting!: Queer Strategies for Resisting Assimilation, page 103:",
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