straightdar
nounEtymology From straight + -dar, after the pattern of gaydar.
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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.1992 July 1, Elaine Richards, “Re: Another Project for Heterosexuals”, in soc.motss (Usenet):
- <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).1997 May 16, Daermonestroer Dragon [username], “Re: Pedophiles (Was: How can I find shoe fetish dragons?)”, in rec.games.computer.ultima-dragons (Usenet):
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- 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.2008, Robin Sawyer, Sexpertise: Real Answers to Real Questions About Sex, Simon Spotlight Entertainment, →ISBN, page 177: