Meaning of dykon | Babel Free

Definitions

A celebrity, especially a woman (often a lesbian), who is much admired by lesbians.

informal

Examples

“LESBIAN ICONS AND REAL LESBIAN ICONS If Madonna is the first among equals, the major female icon of the moment, she now has competition for dykon status in k. d. lang, who to many lesbians represents their very own 'real life' lesbian hera.”

“[…] Singer-songwriter Hawkins has become a '90s dykon, due to her free-spirited sensuality […]”

“Deneuve was more articulate when she said of her own dykon status, "The Hunger has a very strong image of beautiful women, so perhaps it is true. […] Yes, I showed you can be beautiful and be a lesbian."”

“She [the television presenter Kirstie Allsopp] says the screen Kirstie – who is now something of a dykon thanks to her bossiness, her spike heels, her 'luscious dark hair' – is pretty close to the real thing, 'just more domineering'.”

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