gaydar

[ gey-dahr ]

noun

, Informal.

1. a person's purported intuitive or sensing ability to identify gay people.

gaydar

/ ˈɡeɪdɑː /

noun

1. informal.
   the supposed ability of a homosexual person to recognize whether another person is homosexual

Word History and Origins

Origin of gaydar¹

First recorded in 1980–85; gay ( def ) + (ra)dar ( def )

Word History and Origins

Origin of gaydar¹

C20 from gay + ( ra ) dar

Example Sentences

In fact, as he tells it, Republicans generally had better gaydar than their Democratic counterparts.

From The Daily Beast