Geekdar

noun, slang

noun, slang ·Uncommon ·College level

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Noun
  1. 1
    The ability to detect whether or not a person is a geek. slang, uncountable

    "This gaydar/geekdar confusion got completely out of hand at the LISA/USENIX conference in Chicago a few weeks ago. While there is certainly a gay presence at all levels at this conference, it is not, in fact, a motss.con."

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"This gaydar/geekdar confusion got completely out of hand at the LISA/USENIX conference in Chicago a few weeks ago. While there is certainly a gay presence at all levels at this conference, it is not, in fact, a motss.con."

Etymology

From geek + -dar.

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