"bidar" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈbaɪdɑɹ/ Audio: En-au-bidar.ogg [Australia] Forms: bidars [plural]
Rhymes: -aɪdɑː(ɹ) Etymology: bi + -dar, after the pattern of gaydar. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|bi|dar}} bi + -dar, {{m|en|gaydar}} gaydar Head templates: {{en-noun}} bidar (plural bidars)
  1. (slang) The ability to detect whether or not a person is bisexual by observing that person. Tags: slang Categories (topical): LGBT Hypernyms: queerdar

Inflected forms

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