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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
(slang) The ability to detect whether or not a person is heterosexual by observing that person..
The Women's Motorcycle Contingent looked very leathergay, but my "straightdar" went off at a few of the women.
<G> It is 'gaydar' -- and mine has never been wrong so far... My 'straightdar' HAS been wrong once -- I mistook a lesbian for a straight girl (we became best of friends after that).
Gay or straight, we've all made incorrect assumptions about someone's sexual orientation, so the likelihood of “gaydar” or even “straightdar” as a meaningful idea is unlikely.
Use straightdar when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Straightdar means (slang) The ability to detect whether or not a person is heterosexual by observing that person..
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The Women's Motorcycle Contingent looked very leathergay, but my "straightdar" went off at a few of the women.
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