"tryke" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /tɹaɪk/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-trike.wav [Southern-England] Forms: trykes [plural]
Rhymes: -aɪk Etymology: Blend of transsexual + dyke, coined in the 1990s. Etymology templates: {{blend|en|transsexual|dyke}} Blend of transsexual + dyke Head templates: {{en-noun}} tryke (plural trykes)
  1. (slang) A lesbian trans woman. Tags: slang Categories (topical): LGBT, Transgender

Inflected forms

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