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lesdar en · NOUN

Pronunciation

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  • /ˈlɛzdɑɹ/ (General-American)

Etymology

From les (“lesbian”) + -dar.

Meanings

  1. (countable, uncountable) The supposed ability to detect whether or not a person is lesbian by observing that person.
    • Lizz Winstead sets off my lesdar, incidentally; anybody know if she is lesbian, or bi? 2001 January 31, Michael S Pettersen, “Re: Queer as NYTimes beefcake (was Re: Lily Tomlin)”, in soc.motss (Usenet):
    • I was surprised how as some my gaydar and lesdar were pulsating as I walked the streets. 2014, Daniel Witthaus, Beyond Priscilla: One Gay Man, One Gay Truck, One Big Idea, Port Campbell Press, published 2014, →ISBN:
    • That's because you don't have highly-developed lesdar. 1997 May 2, Melinda Shore, “Re: ER (was Re: The Episode)”, in soc.motss (Usenet):

Forms

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Hypernyms

gaydar · queerdar

Synonyms

dykedar