blackdar
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Meaning · English
The ability to detect whether or not a person is of African ancestry by observing that person.
Register: slang
Where it’s used:
Used
American English
Examples
I said I saw predominantly black people in those "most dangerous neighborhoods", and you went on and on about how race is an artificial construct, what if his grandfather was white, yada yada yada, yet now you have no problem identifying the person in the video as a "black woman". How is that? Is it
Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30)
Sources & notes
Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30 via kaikki.org).
Common questions
What does “blackdar” mean?
The ability to detect whether or not a person is of African ancestry by observing that person.
Is “blackdar” formal or informal?
blackdar is generally slang.