gaydar

== English == === Etymology === Blend of gay +‎ radar, equivalent to gay +‎ -dar. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈɡeɪdɑː/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈɡeɪˌdɑɹ/ Rhymes: -eɪdɑː(ɹ) Hyphenation: gay‧dar === Noun === gaydar (countable and uncountable, plural gaydars) (LGBTQ slang) The supposed ability to detect whether or not a person is gay by observing that person's appearance, mannerisms, etc. [from early 1980s] ==== Alternative forms ==== gay-dar ==== Hypernyms ==== queerdar ==== Hyponyms ==== bidar, BiFi dykedar lesdar transdar ==== Coordinate terms ==== straightdar ==== Derived terms ==== -dar ==== Translations ==== === References === === Further reading === gaydar on Wikipedia.Wikipedia “gaydar n.”, in Green’s Dictionary of Slang, Jonathon Green, 2016–present. === Anagrams === Ardgay, rag day == Danish == === Etymology === Borrowed from English gaydar. === Noun === gaydar gaydar ==== Declension ==== ==== Synonyms ==== bøsseradar == Dutch == === Etymology === From English gaydar. === Pronunciation === === Noun === gaydar m (plural gaydars, diminutive gaydartje n) gaydar == Portuguese == === Etymology === Unadapted borrowing from English gaydar. === Pronunciation === Rhymes: -aʁ === Noun === gaydar m (plural gaydares) (LGBTQ, humorous) gaydar (ability to detect whether a person is gay) ==== Quotations ==== For quotations using this term, see Citations:gaydar.