gaydar
6
9.5
A quick feeling about whether someone is gay or a place is friendly to gay people
- noun
- /ˈɡeɪˌdɑr/
- Slang
:
gaydar
- Her gaydar was so accurate that she could tell which clubs were welcoming to gay people.
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Watch on YouTubeI think this could be a case of, you know, how people have gaydar.
- I think this could be a case of, you know, how people have gaydar.
- If I see two guys making out, I know that they're gay unless they also have bad gaydar.
- They had such good holiday shakes though, So I'm surprised they, you know, my gaydar just went off and I was like, it'll be there tonight for a chicken sandwich.
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Examples
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Is your gaydar going off too?
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Personally, I don't find him attractive, but I have pretty good gaydar.
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I have the best gaydar in London.
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I used to have such a good gaydar.
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My gaydar is strong as a bull.
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My gaydar tells me you got a little sugar in your tank.
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I guess my gaydar was off, but he sure had me fooled.
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Is your gaydar on the fritz?
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I was sussing you because my gaydar just wasn't going off.
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I got flawless gaydar.
How Accurate
direct evidence
20
3.2
- Specialized
20
3.2
sign
83
3.7
- Specialized
83
3.7
gaydar
6
9.5
- Slang
6
9.5
hunch
142
4.7
142
4.7
guess
601
1.0
601
1.0
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word gaydar is a playful blend of gay and radar, where radar is a device that 'detects' things you cannot see. So gaydar is like a made-up 'radar' people jokingly say they use to tell if someone is gay or if a place will be welcoming.