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Dangler
name, noun, slang
Definitions
Proper Noun
- 1 A surname.
Noun
- 1 A dangling modifier, especially a dangling participle. informal
"Similarly, participles ending in “ing” often cause danglers in scientific writing: […]"
- 2 Any body part that dangles, such as the penis, testicles, uvula, and sometimes tongue. slang
""Why do I have to feed her? Why do I have to look after her? I'm a girl. Ort doesn't have to 'cause he's a boy, 'cause he's got a dangler and I haven't.""
- 3 A plotline that is metaphorically left to "dangle" or "hang"; in other words, the plotline is forgotten, phased out and eventually dropped, and thus a resolution is never achieved.
- 4 A large earring that hangs down far. informal
"Long hair piled high on top of the head or cut to a short, curvy crop, needs the balance provided by large, dramatic earrings. Those with tresses frizzed into Pre-Raphaelite waves will like the look of huge hoops or ethnic danglers in wood […]"
- 5 One who dangles about (loiters around) others, especially a man chasing after women. archaic
"‘You see,’ she cried, ‘what a Herd of Danglers flutter around you […].’"
Etymology
From dangle + -er.
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