gaydar

[ gey-dahr ]

/ ˈgeɪ dɑr /

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noun Informal.

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

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Origin of gaydar

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

Words nearby gaydar

gay, Gaya, gayal, Gaya Maretan, gayatri, gaydar, Gaye, gayety, gay-feather, Gay Gordons, Gayle

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How to use gaydar in a sentence

In fact, as he tells it, Republicans generally had better gaydar than their Democratic counterparts.
The Lives of Gay Republicans|Jacob Bernstein|August 29, 2010|DAILY BEAST

British Dictionary definitions for gaydar

gaydar

/ (ˈɡeɪdɑː) /

noun

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

Word Origin for gaydar

C20 from gay + (ra) dar

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