gaydar

English

Etymology

Blend of gay +‎ radar

Pronunciation

  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈɡeɪdɑɹ/

Noun

gaydar (countable and uncountable, plural gaydars)

  1. The supposed ability to detect whether or not a person is gay by observing that person.

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Danish

Etymology

Borrowed from English gaydar.

Noun

gaydar

  1. gaydar
    • 2017, Endre Lund Eriksen, Den sommer far blev homo, Gyldendal A/S →ISBN
      Men Indiane påstod, at hendes far havde noget, de kaldte en gaydar. En slags indbygget radar, som fortalte ham, hvem der var bøsser, og hvem der ikke var.
      But Indiane claimed that her father had something they called a gaydar. A sort of built-in radar who told him who were gay, and who were not.
    • 2012, Søren Vejby, Upcoming, Art People →ISBN, page 2
      Jeg er nemlig udstyret med en gaydar, og den bippede i hvert fald ikke, da vi kyssede til festen.
      For I am equipped with a gaydar, and it certainly did not beep when we kissed at the party.
    • 2015, Anne Holt (translated by anonymous), Sudden death, Gyldendal A/S →ISBN
      Desuden kan også gaydarer tage fejl.
      Besides, gaydars, too, can be wrong.

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Dutch

Etymology

From English gaydar.

Noun

gaydar m (plural gaydars, diminutive gaydartje n)

  1. gaydar

Portuguese

Noun

gaydar m (uncountable)

  1. gaydar (ability to detect whether a person is gay)

Quotations

For quotations of use of this term, see Citations:gaydar.

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