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[Laurence Horn]

>A posting to this list mentioning the word *gaydar* reminded me of something
>that I wanted to ask you all.
>
>I was recently in a conversation where a female American friend of Indian
>descent, so tan-skinned, was talking about having been approached recently by
>an Indian man who seemed to be trying shyly to forge some kind of connection
>with her on the basis that they might both be Indian and have
>similar interests
>(this was the only possible connection that she could see, since it was at a
>larger mostly-Caucasian gathering).  Another friend responded,  "Oh yes,
>that'll be his Hindu-dar kicking in":  a coinage from *radar* via *gaydar*, as
>he confirmed.
>
>Has anyone else come across similar coinages?
>
>Damien Hall
>University of Pennsylvania

"Jewdar" has been around for awhile.

larry