Meaning of geekdar | Babel Free

Definitions

The ability to detect whether or not a person is a geek.

slang, uncountable

Examples

“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.”

“quite the reverse, and if they want⟳ to argue⟳ socialization fine, but let's talk⟳ about that particular behemoth before we talk⟳ about other sexist undercurrents, because it's the rare woman who doesn't have⟳ a geekdar on alert 24/7 in her subconscious ready to blink red at the slightest hint of abnormality and urges them to say⟳, "get⟳ a life" without any regard for the flipside benefits such as expertise, competence, excellence that they may posess^([sic]).”

“Plus my geekdar noticed the MacBook running Ableton Live⟳ that he uses for demo writing these days (earlier in the film he pulls out his old 4-track cassette recorder and plays old U2 demos).”

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