"-dar" meaning in English

See -dar in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Suffix

Etymology: Probably from rebracketing of gaydar, itself a blend of gay + radar. Alternatively radar might have been rebracketed directly as ray + -dar, but this appears less likely because rays are, if anything, that by means of which a radar detects things. Etymology templates: {{rebracketing|en|gaydar|nocap=1}} rebracketing of gaydar, {{blend|en|gay|radar|nocap=1|nocat=1}} blend of gay + radar, {{affix|en|ray|-dar|nocat=1}} ray + -dar Head templates: {{head|en|suffix|cat2=|cat3=|cat4=|head=|id=}} -dar, {{en-suffix}} -dar
  1. (usually humorous) Forming nouns denoting a putative ability to detect a thing. Tags: humorous, morpheme, usually
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