dykedar

English

Etymology

dyke (“lesbian”) +‎ -dar

Noun

dykedar (uncountable)

  1. (slang) The ability to detect whether or not a person is lesbian by observing that person.
    • 1994 June 15, Keith Shillington, “Re: UPSy-daisy”, in soc.motss, Usenet‎:
      My FedEx driver is of the female persuasion. I don't posess[sic] a working dykedar, so I can't say a thing about her; other than she is quite, well, I guess handsome would be the best word for it.
    • 1997 February 8, Ken Rudolph, “Re: ER dyke (WAS: A eunichs question)”, in soc.motss, Usenet‎:
      I discovered from this episode that I don't have any dykedar.
    • 1998 March 18, Suzan Cooke, “Re: Do hets know what rainbow means?”, in soc.motss, Usenet‎:
      On the other hand for us lesbians unless we are really butch straights don't tend to accept our queerness. Like "You can't be a lesbian, you are too pretty." Well Duh.

      Although I must admit even I have better gaydar than dykedar.

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