gaydar
noun/ˈɡeɪdɑː/UK/ˈɡeɪˌdɑɹ/US
Etymology
Blend of gay + radar, equivalent to gay + -dar.
Definitions
The supposed ability to detect whether or not a person is gay by observing that person's…
The supposed ability to detect whether or not a person is gay by observing that person's appearance, mannerisms, etc.
- This is not your Hallmark in Ames, Iowa. And there is “family” working there … no radar like gaydar, I always say.
- When you first come out, you might have an overactive gaydar. When I realized I was gay, I wanted everyone to be gay too, which led to a lot of wishful thinking. "Helen Hunt is gay!" Dream on, girl!
- "I dunno. He's carried this one on since Halloween. I'm starting to think the lie was actually the 'straight guy role'. I may have a crappy gaydar, but having faked heterosexuality before, I feel like I should be able to recognize it."
The neighborhood
Vish — recursive loop
No curated loop yet for gaydar. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.
sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA