playdar

playdar
 n.β€” Β«You develop what is called “playdar”β€”a bit like gaydar. Swingers can spot each other in public. A couple once picked me up in a regular bar.Β» β€”β€œDiary of a Swinger” by Ewan Morrison Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland) Apr. 3, 2007. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)

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