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geekdar

geekdar noun: the ability to detect whether or not a person is a geek.

Noun

geekdar (uncountable)

  1. (slang) The ability to detect whether or not a person is a geek.
    • This gaydar/geekdar confusion got completely out of hand at the LISA/USENIX conference in Chicago a few weeks ago. While there is certainly a gay presence at all levels at this conference, it is not, in fact, a motss.con.1996 October 28, Steven Levine, “Geekdar (Was: Re: "STR8 Acting" is just that....(NOT!))”, in soc.motss (Usenet)
    • quite the reverse, and if they want to argue socialization fine, but let's talk about that particular behemoth before we talk about other sexist undercurrents, because it's the rare woman who doesn't have a geekdar on alert 24/7 in her subconscious ready to blink red at the slightest hint of...2005 March 6, googlegroups2sucks [username], “Re: A Question about Buddhism in the United States”, in talk.religion.buddhism (Usenet)

Origin of geekdar

From geek + -dar.

Questions about geekdar

What does geekdar mean?
Geekdar means the ability to detect whether or not a person is a geek.
What part of speech is geekdar?
Geekdar is a noun.

Words near geekdar in the dictionary

  1. geek-outs
  2. geekasm
  3. geekasms
  4. geekazoid
  5. geekazoids
  6. geekdar
  7. geekdom
  8. geeked
  9. geeked out
  10. geeked someone's head up
  11. geeked up

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