Queers United: Word of the Gay: "Dahlia Dyke"

Wednesday, May 6, 2009

A "Dahlia Dyke" is a U.S. gay-slang of the 1970s for a saleswoman in a clothing store.

T. R Xands said...: So is the Dahlia part too old for me to get? (like so many things *sniff*); May 6, 2009 at 12:41 AM
Queers United said...: I'd like to know more about this word too, maybe a kind elderly lesbian will tell us. Ok, not that I said elderly they won't post. Err I mean, a wise and someone who is many days young. lol.; May 6, 2009 at 12:46 AM
T. R Xands said...: Ahhahaha now I feel bad too...I think we're what they call punks now. I'm thinking maybe it's an older clothing line or something...hopefully someone knows.; May 6, 2009 at 12:50 AM
Diane J Standiford said...: Being from Indiana it doesn't matter how, er, old I may be, we knew no slang for that which could not be spoken.; May 6, 2009 at 12:25 PM