| 释义 |
gaydar, n. slang.
Brit. |ˈgeɪdɑː|, U.S. |ˈgeɪˌdɑr|
[Blend of gay adj. and radar n.]
An ability, attributed esp. to homosexual people and likened humorously to radar, to identify a (fellow) homosexual person by intuition or by interpreting subtle signals conveyed by appearance or behaviour.
1982Village Voice (N.Y.) 11 Feb. 42 But the fear of gay men is not to be discounted. My gaydar tells me that up to 30 per cent of the men at the Santa Fe and New York weekends are gay, bisexual, or undeclared. 1989Re: Call for Discussion: soc.motss.college in soc.motss (Usenet newsgroup) 20 Mar. I was thinking, this gay/straight stuff is just like mismatched impedances. They don't receive our signals, and they bounce right back, attenuated, and then we think they're giving the signal. I'm sure it like is on some sort of gaydar thing. 1992Independent (Nexis) 15 Mar. 3 When their ‘gaydar’ told them that an assignation was on, they went up short, well-trodden tracks, strewn with foil condom wrappers, which led straight into the undergrowth. 2001N.Y. Times Mag. 2 Apr. 26/3 I've had conversations with a number of women who've said their ‘Gaydar’ doesn't work anymore. They can't figure out what a guy is. |