Citations:straightdar

English citations of straightdar

Noun: "(slang) the ability to detect whether or not a person is heterosexual by observing that person"

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• 1992 July 1, Elaine Richards, “Re: Another Project for Heterosexuals”, in soc.motss‎^[1] (Usenet):

  The Women's Motorcycle Contingent looked very leathergay, but my "straightdar" went off at a few of the women.

• 1994 April 24, heather e blair, “I have no gaydar etc.”, in soc.bi‎^[2] (Usenet):

  I know I have no gaydar or bidar, and now I know I have no straightdar either.

• 1996, Judy Carter, The Homo Handbook, Fireside (1996), →ISBN, page 163:

  Above all, be very careful about whom you tell that you are straight. Try and find other straight people, but it will be hard because everyone will be trying to act gay. Use your "straightdar."

• 1997 May 16, Daermonestroer Dragon [username], “Re: Pedophiles (Was: How can I find shoe fetish dragons?)”, in rec.games.computer.ultima-dragons‎^[3] (Usenet):

  <G> It is 'gaydar' -- and mine has never been wrong so far... My 'straightdar' HAS been wrong once -- I mistook a lesbian for a straight girl (we became best of friends after that).

• 1997 May 30, Ken Rudolph, “Re: Normal? Us?”, in soc.motss‎^[4] (Usenet):

  Maybe straight people have similar straightdar; and that's why they can't buy a gay actor in a straight role?

• 1997 August 2, Bill Lutz, “Re: What the hell is Gaydar!!”, in alt.tv.real-world‎^[5] (Usenet):

  All this talk about Gaydar. Now, Straightdar.
  
  How do either of them work when a person is bisexual?

• 1999 September 12, Icebreaker [username], “Re: Matt Cedeno (Brandon) webpage”, in alt.tv.days-of-our-lives‎^[6] (Usenet):

  My straightdar does not go off when he's in the vicinity. He's got big wet eyelashed^[sic] like Bambi.

• 2000 September 18, graham, “Re: Car”, in uk.gay-lesbian-bi‎^[7] (Usenet):

  My gaydar's terrible, but my straightdar is pretty good.

• 2008, Robin Sawyer, Sexpertise: Real Answers to Real Questions About Sex, Simon Spotlight Entertainment (2008), →ISBN, page 177:

  Gay or straight, we've all made incorrect assumptions about someone's sexual orientation, so the likelihood of “gaydar” or even “straightdar” as a meaningful idea is unlikely.

• 2013, Tom Ryan, Tag Along, Orca Books Publishers (2013), →ISBN, unnumbered page:

  I told you I had great straightdar. I'm great at helping girls figure out boys and giving fashion tips and stuff. In case you haven't noticed, I'm the only out gay student at Granite Ridge High School.

• 2013 June 10, invalidd [username], “Re: Gay sex vs. Straight sex”, in alt.callahans‎^[8] (Usenet):

  I think people are attracted to others without being aware of their sexual orientation, unless they possess gaydar or straightdar.