"lesdar" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈlɛzdɑɹ/ [General-American] Forms: lesdars [plural]
Etymology: From les (“lesbian”) + -dar. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|les|dar|t1=lesbian}} les (“lesbian”) + -dar Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} lesdar (countable and uncountable, plural lesdars)
  1. The supposed ability to detect whether or not a person is lesbian by observing that person. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): LGBT Synonyms: dykedar Hypernyms: gaydar, queerdar

Inflected forms

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      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "les",
        "3": "dar",
        "t1": "lesbian"
      },
      "expansion": "les (“lesbian”) + -dar",
      "name": "suffix"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From les (“lesbian”) + -dar.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "lesdars",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "~"
      },
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    }
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
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        },
        {
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        },
        {
          "kind": "topical",
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          "parents": [
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            "Human behaviour",
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            "Human",
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            "Reproduction",
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        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "1997 May 2, Melinda Shore, “Re: ER (was Re: The Episode)”, in soc.motss (Usenet):",
          "text": "That's because you don't have highly-developed lesdar.",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2001 January 31, Michael S Pettersen, “Re: Queer as NYTimes beefcake (was Re: Lily Tomlin)”, in soc.motss (Usenet):",
          "text": "Lizz Winstead sets off my lesdar, incidentally; anybody know if she is lesbian, or bi?",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2014, Daniel Witthaus, Beyond Priscilla: One Gay Man, One Gay Truck, One Big Idea, Port Campbell Press, published 2014, →ISBN:",
          "text": "I was surprised how as some my gaydar and lesdar were pulsating as I walked the streets.",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
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        "The supposed ability to detect whether or not a person is lesbian by observing that person."
      ],
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        {
          "word": "gaydar"
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        {
          "word": "queerdar"
        }
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          "lesbian"
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        {
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        }
      ],
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        "uncountable"
      ]
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  ],
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      "tags": [
        "General-American"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "lesdar"
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      },
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      "name": "suffix"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From les (“lesbian”) + -dar.",
  "forms": [
    {
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      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "~"
      },
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  ],
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    {
      "word": "gaydar"
    },
    {
      "word": "queerdar"
    }
  ],
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        "English lemmas",
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        "English terms with quotations",
        "English uncountable nouns",
        "Pages with 1 entry",
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        "en:LGBT"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "1997 May 2, Melinda Shore, “Re: ER (was Re: The Episode)”, in soc.motss (Usenet):",
          "text": "That's because you don't have highly-developed lesdar.",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2001 January 31, Michael S Pettersen, “Re: Queer as NYTimes beefcake (was Re: Lily Tomlin)”, in soc.motss (Usenet):",
          "text": "Lizz Winstead sets off my lesdar, incidentally; anybody know if she is lesbian, or bi?",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2014, Daniel Witthaus, Beyond Priscilla: One Gay Man, One Gay Truck, One Big Idea, Port Campbell Press, published 2014, →ISBN:",
          "text": "I was surprised how as some my gaydar and lesdar were pulsating as I walked the streets.",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
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        "The supposed ability to detect whether or not a person is lesbian by observing that person."
      ],
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          "lesbian"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "countable",
        "uncountable"
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    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈlɛzdɑɹ/",
      "tags": [
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      ]
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "dykedar"
    }
  ],
  "word": "lesdar"
}

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