what is the difference between saying your a tomboy, butch,stud, or dyke?

Question

cause ever since i was little everybody called me a tomboy but know some are calling me a stud and its making me all confused. Know me personally am not into labels but i just want to know whats the difference

Answer 1

Tomboy is a female, straight or gay, who has interest that are typically reserved for males.
Stud is a term for a masculine lesbian. It's used most often by younger and African American lesbians. Studs fit less into the stereotypical dyke mold. Instead of the short hair butch image, studs are usually more into the male urban style.
Butch is another term for a masculine lesbian as is dyke.

Answer 2

A tomboy is generally a girl who dresses and acts like a boy. Rather than play with dolls they would rather climb trees and the like. A tomboy is not automatically a lesbian and is used in regard to children. When a woman grows up and they continue to dress as boys/men they are assumed to be at least showing an inclination to be as a man. This leads to the label of dyke, butch or stud. This of course does not have to reflect a sexual preference and as such a label like this is most unfair.

Answer 3

Not sure if you are a boy, but from the comment it sounds as if you are a girl. I cannot say why they would call you a stud unles it's girls that think you look like a cute boy.

Butch and dyke are words used to describe girls that look like boys. Stud is usually a hot man and tomboy is a boyish girl, but not necessarily a butch or dyke.

Answer 4

Well, being a tomboy doesn't necessarily suggest homosexuality; it just means you aren't a girly-girl. Dyke and butch, however, are labels placed on lesbians. Dyke is an insulting slang term for lesbian, and butch means you cut your hair and nails short and wear men's clothing.

I can't help you with stud, though.

Answer 5

Well you can be a tomboy and still have it used in an innocent way without sexual innuendo.

A butch, stud, and dyke are sexual labels designating a preference.

Answer 6

The difference is all in what you prefer to be called in my opinion. Dyke, stud, tomboy; they are all words to describe a lesbian and how they dress. You pick your preference of what you want to refer to yourself as and start referring to yourself as that in front of others and maybe they will pick up on calling you that. So yeah my opinion is there's really no difference only a preference.

Answer 7

Tomboy - girl who does some things a boy would do, doesn't let anything hold her back - doesn't mean you are queer

Butch - you might do things the way a man would do, sit with your legs open, spit, lift heavy things, etc. - doesn't mean you are necessarily queer

STUD/DYKE - you are queer or act like you might be

Answer 8

I've always been a tomboy, but I'm also a femme.

Tomboy....girl that usually dress like a boy but physically and emotionally attracted to a man

Femme....feminine woman attracted to women

Stud....A tom-boyish woman attracted to women

Butch....overtly masculine woman attracted to women

Dyke....a very aggressive butch

Answer 9

Tomboy-->girl who likes traditionally "boy" activities.
Butch-->woman whose presentation and attitude is more traditionally masculine.
Stud-->particularly hot or aggressive butch!
Dyke-->woman who likes other women that way. :-)