Informal the ability to detect homosexuality in others: a humorous term
Origin of gaydar
gay (adjective) + (ra)dargaydar
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gaydar
noun
SlangThe supposed ability to discern whether a person is homosexual.
Origin of gaydar
Blend of gay radarTHE AMERICAN HERITAGE® DICTIONARY OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE, FIFTH EDITION by the Editors of the American Heritage Dictionaries. Copyright © 2016, 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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Noun
(countable and uncountable, plural gaydars)
- The supposed ability to detect whether or not a person is gay by observing that person.
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