Dykes, Dyke or Dikes may refer to:
People
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Dyke (slang)
''Dyke'' is a slang term, used as a noun meaning lesbian. It originated as a Homophobia, homophobic Pejorative, slur for masculine, butch (lesbian slang), butch, or Androgyny, androgynous girls or women. Pejorative use of the word still exist ...
, used as a noun meaning lesbian or used as an adjective to describe things associated with lesbians
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Dykes Potter
Maryland Dykes Potter (November 18, 1910 – February 27, 2002), was an American professional baseball pitcher. He played in two Major League Baseball (MLB) games, for the 1938 Brooklyn Dodgers.
Biography
Potter's professional baseball career ...
(1910–2002), American baseball player
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Dykes (surname) Dykes is a British surname which is thought to originate from the hamlet of Dykesfield in Burgh-by-Sands, Cumbria in the north of England. Due to its close proximity to the English and Scottish borders, the surname Dykes has also been found in Sc ...
Places
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Dykes, Missouri
Dykes is an unincorporated community in southwest Texas County, in the U.S. state of Missouri. Dykes is located on Missouri Route 38, seven miles west of Houston
Houston ( ) is the List of cities in Texas by population, most populous c ...
See also
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diagonal pliers
Diagonal pliers (also known as wire cutters or diagonal cutting pliers, or under many regional names) are pliers intended for the cutting of wire or small stock, rather than grabbing or turning. The plane defined by the cutting edges of the ja ...
, also called side-cutting pliers, a hand tool used by electricians and others
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Dykes on Bikes
Dykes on Bikes (DOB) is a chartered lesbian motorcycle club with 22 chapters, numerous affiliations, and 501(c)(3) nonprofit status. They are known for their participation in gay pride events such as pride parades, and significant LGBTQ+ event ...
, a group of motorcyclists
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Dykes, Camera, Action!
''Dykes, Camera, Action!'' is a 2018 American documentary film about the history of lesbian and queer cinema from the women who made it happen. The documentary is the first feature-length film of New York City based director and editor, Caroline B ...
'', a documentary of 2018
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Dykes & Gorgons
''Dykes & Gorgons'' was a lesbian feminist and lesbian-separatist magazine founded in 1973 in Berkeley, California. Its publication ended in 1976.
History
The publication was critical of racism and classism within the lesbian-feminist movement, ...
'', a lesbian magazine of the 1970s
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Dykes to Watch Out For
''Dykes to Watch Out For'' (sometimes ''DTWOF'') was a weekly comic strip by Alison Bechdel. The strip, which ran from 1983 to 2008, was one of the earliest ongoing representations of lesbians in popular culture and has been called "as importa ...
'', a comic strip
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Dyke (disambiguation)
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