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Fyi... for that expression you'd want to use 'dike,' not its homophone.

• nkozyra 8y ago
  Thanks. I'd really like to blame autocorrect here ... yeesh
• teh_klev 8y ago
  Not sure if edited, but if nkozyra had said "dyke" then it's a perfectly valid (non-derogatory) noun for describing a levee or earthwork to prevent the ingress of water. https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/dyke https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/dyke
  • nkozyra 8y ago
    It's not common usage in us and given its pejorative association I think the edit provides clarity :)
  • dayofthedaleks 8y ago
    Huh, I'd never known the Australian use as a synonym for jakes/outhouse!
    • teh_klev 8y ago
      I always thought that was a "dunny" in Australian parlance. You learn a new thing every day on HN :)