lesdar

English

Etymology

les (“lesbian”) +‎ -dar

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈlɛzdɑɹ/

Noun

lesdar (countable and uncountable, plural lesdars)

1. The supposed ability to detect whether or not a person is lesbian by observing that person.
   • 1997 May 2, Melinda Shore, “Re: ER (was Re: The Episode)”, in soc.motss‎^[1] (Usenet):

     That's because you don't have highly-developed lesdar.

   • 2001 January 31, Michael S Pettersen, “Re: Queer as NYTimes beefcake (was Re: Lily Tomlin)”, in soc.motss‎^[2] (Usenet):

     Lizz Winstead sets off my lesdar, incidentally; anybody know if she is lesbian, or bi?

   • 2014, Daniel Witthaus, Beyond Priscilla: One Gay Man, One Gay Truck, One Big Idea‎^[3], Port Campbell Press, published 2014, →ISBN:

     I was surprised how as some my gaydar and lesdar were pulsating as I walked the streets.

Synonyms

• dykedar

Hypernyms

• gaydar
• queerdar

Anagrams

• Alders, Alreds, Eldars, Leards, Radels, Radles, Sadler, alders, arsled, laders, sardel