Lesbian vs Bulldagger - What's the difference?

lesbian | bulldagger |


As nouns the difference between lesbian and bulldagger

is that lesbian is a native or inhabitant of lesbos while bulldagger is (slang|offensive|derogatory) a lesbian.

As an adjective lesbian

is of or pertaining to the island of lesbos.

Other Comparisons: What's the difference?

lesbian

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • (of a woman) Homosexual; preferring female romantic or sexual partners.
    • She is lesbian .
  • (of a romantic or sexual act or relationship) Between two women; homosexual.
    • She's involved in a lesbian relationship.
    Lesbian marriage is still illegal in some nations.
  • * 2011 , Michael Bruce, ?Robert M. Stewart, College Sex - Philosophy for Everyone (ISBN 1444341448), page 32:
  • (especially of an institution or group) Intended for lesbians.
    • We're going to a lesbian bar tonight.
  • * 2000 , Bonnie Zimmerman, Encyclopedia of lesbian and gay histories and cultures , volume 1, page 135:
    • Some lesbians also felt comfortable in the entertainment clubs in the black section of the city; these clubs were not lesbian but were lesbian friendly.
  • * 2008 , Carl Abbott, How cities won the West: four centuries of urban change , page 283:
    • Openly gay poets such as Allen Ginsberg were prominent among the beats, and many North Beach bars were gay and lesbian as well as bohemian.

    Synonyms

    * , gay (preferred by some lesbians), homosexual (not specific to female homosexuality) * , gay (preferred by some lesbians), homosexual (not specific to female homosexuality)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A homosexual female, a woman who is sexually or romantically attracted to other women.

    • Synonyms

    * sapphist * (offensive) Amy-John, beaver eater, beanflicker, boondagger, bulldiker, bulldyker, carpet muncher, clam smacker, crack snacker, cunt-lapper, donut bumper, dyke, lesbianist, lezzer, lezzie, lezzo, rug muncher, scissor sister, todger dodger, vagitarian, clitorist * See also

    Hypernyms

    * LGBT * gay * homosexual * queer

    Derived terms

    * hasbian * wasbian

    See also

    *

    Anagrams

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    bulldagger

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (slang, offensive, derogatory) A lesbian.
  • * 2010 , Gary Bridge, Sophie Watson, The Blackwell City Reader (page 249)
    • The visibility of bulldaggers and faggots in the streets and clubs of Harlem during the late 1920s and early 1930s does not mean they enjoyed unqualified toleration throughout Harlem society.

    Related terms

    * bulldyke