-dar en · X
Pronunciation
- /-dɑː/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /-ɖɑː(ɾ)/ (India)
- -där
- /-daɹ/ (Scotland)
- /-dɑɹ/ (Canada, General-American)
- /-dɐː/ (Australia, New-Zealand)
Etymology
Probably from rebracketing of gaydar, itself a blend of gay + radar. Alternatively radar might have been rebracketed directly as ray + -dar, but this appears less likely because rays are, if anything, that by means of which a radar detects things.
Meanings
- (humorous, morpheme, usually) Forming nouns denoting a putative ability to detect a thing.