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dykedar

/ˈdaɪkdɑɹ/

dykedar noun: the ability to detect whether or not a person is lesbian by observing that person.

Noun

dykedar (uncountable)

  1. (LGBTQ slang) The ability to detect whether or not a person is lesbian by observing that person.
    • 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.1994 June 15, Keith Shillington, “Re: UPSy-daisy”, in soc.motss (Usenet)
    • I discovered from this episode that I don't have any dykedar.1997 February 8, Ken Rudolph, “Re: ER dyke (WAS: A eunichs question)”, in soc.motss (Usenet)
    Synonyms:
    lesdar

Synonyms of dykedar

Origin of dykedar

From dyke (“lesbian”) + -dar.

Questions about dykedar

What does dykedar mean?
Dykedar means the ability to detect whether or not a person is lesbian by observing that person.
What part of speech is dykedar?
Dykedar is a noun.
How do you pronounce dykedar?
Dykedar is pronounced /ˈdaɪkdɑɹ/ (US).

Words near dykedar in the dictionary

  1. dyke-swarms
  2. Dykebar
  3. dyked
  4. dyked out
  5. dyked up
  6. dykedar
  7. dykedom
  8. Dykehead
  9. dykehood
  10. dykeish
  11. dykelet

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