dike.
To be well dressed.
Meaning & usage
To be well dressed.
Where this word comes from
Of uncertain etymology, first attested in mid-19th century Virginia. Possibly a variant of deck and deck out or influenced by them.
Alternative form of deck: (US dialect slang, obsolete) A well-dressed man.
Formalwear or other fashionable dress.
Alternative form of dyke, Alternative form of deck: (slang, usually derogatory) a masculine woman; a lesbian.
Where this word comes from
Of uncertain etymology, first attested in mid-19th century Virginia. Possibly a variant of deck and deck out or influenced by them.
To cut or remove using dikes.
Where this word comes from
Contraction of diagonal + cutters.
US standard spelling of dyke.
Where this word comes from
From Northern Middle English dik and dike (“ditch”), from Old Norse díki (“ditch”). Influenced by Middle Dutch dijc (“ditch; dam”) and Middle Low German dīk (“dam”). See also ditch.
US standard spelling of dyke.
Where this word comes from
From Northern Middle English dik and dike (“ditch”), from Old Norse díki (“ditch”). Influenced by Middle Dutch dijc (“ditch; dam”) and Middle Low German dīk (“dam”). See also ditch.
Contraction of diagonal cutters.
Where this word comes from
Contraction of diagonal + cutters.
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