Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word
Citations:bidar. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word
Citations:bidar, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say
Citations:bidar in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word
Citations:bidar you have here. The definition of the word
Citations:bidar will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition of
Citations:bidar, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.
English citations of bidar
Noun: "(slang) the ability to detect whether or not a person is bisexual by observing that person"
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1993 1996 1998 1999 2000
|
2001 2006 2011 2012 2013
|
| ME «
|
15th c.
|
16th c.
|
17th c.
|
18th c.
|
19th c.
|
20th c.
|
21st c.
|
1993 December 26, hrpafm , “My Bidar works! Yippee!!!”, in soc.bi (Usenet):I went to a christmas party on the 23rd and found that almost everyone in my predominantly straight social circles who I had ever wondered about being bi had turned up.
Suffice to say that I now believe I have working Bidar.
1996 January 9, Norah Ashe, “Re: Bi Symbol? Is there one?”, in soc.bi (Usenet):My bidar, alas, is a bit too sensitively wired. I seem to locate all the people who can acknowledge a bi attraction but are too timid to act on it.
1998 August 2, STella , “Re: Tom Cruise to fuck Nicole Kidman!”, in alt.religion.scientology (Usenet):Now Nicole's just about always pinged my bidar, […]
1999 August 27, Ravy, “Re: What I like”, in soc.bi (Usenet):I'm attracted to a guy, saying he is straight (and he is currently "occupied" with a girlfriend). But sometimes I get a slight beep in my bidar.
1999 October 22, Kay Dekker, “Re: crush server redux”, in soc.bi (Usenet):Though I _think_ he's straight: but then my bidar isn't always running at 100%.
2000 March 13, Christopher Scott Gerkey, “Re: What if Xander starts experimenting with...”, in alt.tv.buffy-v-slayer (Usenet):Just want to say that in "The Wish" alt.Xander stroked the chest of a human guy strapped to the pool table in the Bronze. There were a couple other moments that pinged my bidar as well.
2001 October 5, Ann Burlingham, “Re: "Death to the non-existent alt.poly cabal!" (was Re: individual”, in alt.polyamory (Usenet):My bidar sucks. Another reason for flirting with absolutely everyone. Okay, everyone except straight men. (My bidar may suck, but straight guys are hard to miss.)
- 2006, Nicole Krista & Mike Szymanski, The Bisexual's Guide to the Universe: Quips, Tips, and Lists for Those Who Go Both Ways, Alyson Books (2006), →ISBN, page 131:
- Bi people hang in straight places a lot, and given that you are also bi, they will probably stand out to you in an indescribable, nonverbal way. And that, my friend, is bidar.
- 2011, Jess C. Scott, Catholic School Girls Rule, JessINK (2011), unnumbered page:
- She didn't know that Brett and Marc had pretty good bidars too—bidars being a combination of 'bisexual' and 'radar', to refer to the purported intuitive or sensing ability to identify other bisexuals
- 2012, Matt Posner & Jess C. Scott, Teen Guide to Sex and Relationships, jessINK (2012), unnumbered page:
- If you're observant and intuitive, you might be able to pick up that a person is more attracted to and “into” their own gender (some people call his an internal gaydar or bidar that can detect if a person is gay or bisexual).
- 2013, Shiri Eisner, Bi: Notes for a Bisexual Revolution, Seal Press (2013), →ISBN, unnumbered page:
- Of course, not all bisexuals are recognizable, and many will easily defy the bidar, whereas others will appear to be bisexuals without actually identifying as bi.