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Definition of gaydar in English: gaydarnoun ˈɡeɪdɑːˈɡādär mass nouninformal The supposed ability of homosexuals to recognize one another by means of very slight indications. 〈非正式〉同性恋雷达（同性恋者根据细微迹象彼此识别对方是否系同性恋者的能力） Example sentencesExamples - While effective, the problem with gaydar is that it is based purely on homosexual stereotypes.
- That didn't necessarily prove he was gay, but my gaydar certainly was registering.
- Sure, your gaydar would hit 0 every time [you saw him], but you would be so wrong.
- My gaydar went off and I thought: Thank goodness, an ally.
- I thought lesbians were supposed to have some sort of highly honed gaydar, anyway.
- Yeah, we'll look for any bleeps on the gaydar.
- And like those two similarly flamboyant and energetic performers, he was a master of hiding in plain sight, neither confirming nor denying what anyone with even moderately well-tuned gaydar knew anyway.
- The mystical homosexual power known as gaydar fails, and some delicious complications ensue.
- Call it a sixth sense or gaydar or whatever you will, I just knew.
- At first, the mixed crowd appeared mostly hetero, and it took some gaydar adjustment to detect the hot femme look that predominates in much of lesbian Latin America.
- Those references may elude us today, but we have our own intelligence, which includes enough gaydar to pick up the traces of homosexuality.
- There's no denying that, in this age of metrosexuality, the whole notion of gaydar is getting more difficult to fine-tune.
- Her gaydar never ‘got tuned in,’ but that does not mean other women cannot identify the lesbians.
- Oblivious to cues, devoid of gaydar, I shuffle through my days, despondently convinced that no one could possibly find me attractive.
- I can't hear a word he's saying because every time he comes on screen my gaydar goes off.
- But even if the characters confound your gaydar, the issues are universal.
- On a related note, I was issued a pretty non-functional gaydar.
- Perhaps he should think of the effect this gaydar has outside of the ease it gives homosexuals in finding romantic or sexual partners and think about the consequences of accepting this stereotypical appearance.
- Plus his gaydar was bleeping ‘lesbian’ over and over again.
- A negative response resulting from a failed use of gaydar would most likely be an indication of that person's insecurity over his or her own sexual orientation - which is what homophobia is, fundamentally.
Origin1980s: blend of gay and radar. Definition of gaydar in US English: gaydarnounˈɡādär informal 1The putative ability of homosexuals to recognize one another intuitively or by means of very slight indications. 〈非正式〉同性恋雷达（同性恋者根据细微迹象彼此识别对方是否系同性恋者的能力） Example sentencesExamples - Perhaps he should think of the effect this gaydar has outside of the ease it gives homosexuals in finding romantic or sexual partners and think about the consequences of accepting this stereotypical appearance.
- That didn't necessarily prove he was gay, but my gaydar certainly was registering.
- Call it a sixth sense or gaydar or whatever you will, I just knew.
- On a related note, I was issued a pretty non-functional gaydar.
- At first, the mixed crowd appeared mostly hetero, and it took some gaydar adjustment to detect the hot femme look that predominates in much of lesbian Latin America.
- I can't hear a word he's saying because every time he comes on screen my gaydar goes off.
- I thought lesbians were supposed to have some sort of highly honed gaydar, anyway.
- My gaydar went off and I thought: Thank goodness, an ally.
- And like those two similarly flamboyant and energetic performers, he was a master of hiding in plain sight, neither confirming nor denying what anyone with even moderately well-tuned gaydar knew anyway.
- Those references may elude us today, but we have our own intelligence, which includes enough gaydar to pick up the traces of homosexuality.
- A negative response resulting from a failed use of gaydar would most likely be an indication of that person's insecurity over his or her own sexual orientation - which is what homophobia is, fundamentally.
- Oblivious to cues, devoid of gaydar, I shuffle through my days, despondently convinced that no one could possibly find me attractive.
- Plus his gaydar was bleeping ‘lesbian’ over and over again.
- But even if the characters confound your gaydar, the issues are universal.
- The mystical homosexual power known as gaydar fails, and some delicious complications ensue.
- While effective, the problem with gaydar is that it is based purely on homosexual stereotypes.
- Yeah, we'll look for any bleeps on the gaydar.
- Sure, your gaydar would hit 0 every time [you saw him], but you would be so wrong.
- Her gaydar never ‘got tuned in,’ but that does not mean other women cannot identify the lesbians.
- There's no denying that, in this age of metrosexuality, the whole notion of gaydar is getting more difficult to fine-tune.
- 1.1 The putative ability of heterosexuals to discern the homosexuality of others.
Origin1980s: blend of gay and radar. |