bidar

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English

Etymology

bi +‎ -dar, after the pattern of gaydar.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbaɪdɑɹ/
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  • Rhymes: -aɪdɑː(ɹ)

Noun

bidar (plural bidars)

  1. (slang) The ability to detect whether or not a person is bisexual by observing that person.
    • 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%.
    • 2006, Nicole Krista, Mike Szymanski, The Bisexual's Guide to the Universe: Quips, Tips, and Lists for Those Who Go Both Ways, Alyson Books, published 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.
    • 2013, Shiri Eisner, Bi: Notes for a Bisexual Revolution‎, Seal Press, published 2013, →ISBN:
      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.
    • For more quotations using this term, see Citations:bidar.

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Cimbrian

Etymology

From Middle High German wider, from Old High German widar, from Proto-Germanic *wiþer (“against”). Cognate with German wider, wieder, English wither.

Adverb

bidar

  1. (Sette Comuni) against
    bor un bidar ― for and against
  2. (Luserna) again
    Haüt moche bidar gian vort. ― Today I have to leave again.

Derived terms

References

  • “bidar” in Martalar, Umberto Martello, Bellotto, Alfonso (1974) Dizionario della lingua Cimbra dei Sette Communi vicentini, 1st edition, Roana, Italy: Instituto di Cultura Cimbra A. Dal Pozzo
  • Patuzzi, Umberto, ed., (2013) Luserna / Lusérn: Le nostre parole / Ünsarne börtar / Unsere Wörter , Luserna, Italy: Comitato unitario delle isole linguistiche storiche germaniche in Italia / Einheitskomitee der historischen deutschen Sprachinseln in Italien

Swedish

Verb

bidar

  1. present indicative of bida
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