bulldaggern.

Brit.

/ˈbʊlˌdaɡə/, U.S.

/ˈbʊlˌdæɡər/

Forms:

α. 1900s– bulldiker, 1900s– bulldicker Brit. /ˈbʊlˌdɪkə/, U.S. /ˈbʊlˌdɪkər/, 1900s– bulldikker, 1900s– bulldyker Brit. /ˈbʊlˌdʌɪkə/, U.S. /ˈbʊlˌdaɪkər/.

β. 1900s bulldiggar, 1900s– bulldiger, 1900s– bulldagger.

Origin: Of uncertain origin. Perhaps formed within English, by derivation. Or perhaps formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: bull n.⁴, dick n.¹, -er suffix¹; bull n.¹, an element of unknown origin.

Etymology: Origin uncertain. Perhaps < bull n.⁴ + dick n.¹ (compare sense 4a at that entry) + -er suffix¹ (implying false masculinity), with euphemistic changes in pronunciation, or perhaps < bull n.¹ (with reference to masculine sexual prowess) + a second element of unknown origin (dyke n. is later).

slang (originally U.S.). Frequently derogatory and generally regarded as offensive. Now somewhat dated.

A lesbian, esp. one whose appearance, behaviour, or identity is regarded as masculine. Cf. bull dyke n.Sometimes spec. in the context of a lesbian couple: the partner who takes on a more dominant or active role, either sexually or in a more general sense. Cf. stud n.² 7c.

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > sexual relations > sexual orientation > homosexuality > [noun] > a homosexual person > female > whose appearance, behaviour, or identity is regarded as traditionally masculine

bulldagger1906

bull dyke1931

mantee1937

butch1947

α.

1906 J. R. Parke Human Sexuality 309 In American homosexual argot, female inverts, or lesbian lovers, are known euphemistically as ‘bulldykers’, whatever that may mean: at least that is their sobriquet in the ‘Red Light’ district of Philadelphia.

1969 R. D. Pharr Bk. of Numbers (1970) x. 110 [Blip] ‘The hustlers..went up to look her over... She didn't look at them at all.’ [Dave] ‘So she's a bulldiker, eh?’

1995 M. Garber Vice Versa i. iv. 120 Even a manifest butch like popular ‘bull dyker’ Gladys Bentley..became a singing sensation in white tuxedo at the Clam House.

2012 @TheChloeBeee 17 Dec. in twitter.com (O.E.D. Archive) She look like a bull diker anyway though.

β. 1932 Southern Reporter 141 279/1 The defendant told that the deceased, Betty May.., was a degenerate, commonly called a ‘bull-dagger’, and that it would be well..to keep his wife out of her company.?c1934 W. Lewis My Story (typescript, Univ. of Chicago Libr.: Ernest W. Burgess Papers, Box 98, Folder 11) 1 Some of them you cannot tell from a woman if they never have whiskers... When they want to get married they go to a bull diggars ball, a bulldiggars [sic] marries them.1967 J. O. Killens 'Sippi i. vi. 86 Some folks called her a tomboy... Some of the boys at school called her a bull-diger.1975 Anniston (Alabama) Star 5 June 7 c/1 She's a bull-dagger. She's got her hands on my woman, rubbing her all over, and no one's going to do that to my woman.2012 A. Clay Hip-hop Generation fights Back v. 148 She don't even say gay people, she says ‘faggots’ or ‘bull daggers’.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2018; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	bulldagger
释义	bulldaggern. Brit. /ˈbʊlˌdaɡə/, U.S. /ˈbʊlˌdæɡər/ Forms: α. 1900s– bulldiker, 1900s– bulldicker Brit. /ˈbʊlˌdɪkə/, U.S. /ˈbʊlˌdɪkər/, 1900s– bulldikker, 1900s– bulldyker Brit. /ˈbʊlˌdʌɪkə/, U.S. /ˈbʊlˌdaɪkər/. β. 1900s bulldiggar, 1900s– bulldiger, 1900s– bulldagger. Origin: Of uncertain origin. Perhaps formed within English, by derivation. Or perhaps formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: bull n.⁴, dick n.¹, -er suffix¹; bull n.¹, an element of unknown origin. Etymology: Origin uncertain. Perhaps < bull n.⁴ + dick n.¹ (compare sense 4a at that entry) + -er suffix¹ (implying false masculinity), with euphemistic changes in pronunciation, or perhaps < bull n.¹ (with reference to masculine sexual prowess) + a second element of unknown origin (dyke n. is later). slang (originally U.S.). Frequently derogatory and generally regarded as offensive. Now somewhat dated. A lesbian, esp. one whose appearance, behaviour, or identity is regarded as masculine. Cf. bull dyke n.Sometimes spec. in the context of a lesbian couple: the partner who takes on a more dominant or active role, either sexually or in a more general sense. Cf. stud n.² 7c. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > sexual relations > sexual orientation > homosexuality > [noun] > a homosexual person > female > whose appearance, behaviour, or identity is regarded as traditionally masculine bulldagger1906 bull dyke1931 mantee1937 butch1947 α. 1906 J. R. Parke Human Sexuality 309 In American homosexual argot, female inverts, or lesbian lovers, are known euphemistically as ‘bulldykers’, whatever that may mean: at least that is their sobriquet in the ‘Red Light’ district of Philadelphia. 1969 R. D. Pharr Bk. of Numbers (1970) x. 110 [Blip] ‘The hustlers..went up to look her over... She didn't look at them at all.’ [Dave] ‘So she's a bulldiker, eh?’ 1995 M. Garber Vice Versa i. iv. 120 Even a manifest butch like popular ‘bull dyker’ Gladys Bentley..became a singing sensation in white tuxedo at the Clam House. 2012 @TheChloeBeee 17 Dec. in twitter.com (O.E.D. Archive) She look like a bull diker anyway though. β. 1932 Southern Reporter 141 279/1 The defendant told that the deceased, Betty May.., was a degenerate, commonly called a ‘bull-dagger’, and that it would be well..to keep his wife out of her company.?c1934 W. Lewis My Story (typescript, Univ. of Chicago Libr.: Ernest W. Burgess Papers, Box 98, Folder 11) 1 Some of them you cannot tell from a woman if they never have whiskers... When they want to get married they go to a bull diggars ball, a bulldiggars [sic] marries them.1967 J. O. Killens 'Sippi i. vi. 86 Some folks called her a tomboy... Some of the boys at school called her a bull-diger.1975 Anniston (Alabama) Star 5 June 7 c/1 She's a bull-dagger. She's got her hands on my woman, rubbing her all over, and no one's going to do that to my woman.2012 A. Clay Hip-hop Generation fights Back v. 148 She don't even say gay people, she says ‘faggots’ or ‘bull daggers’. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2018; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1906
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