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les (lesbian) +‎ -dar

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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.

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