dangler
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Is dangler a Scrabble word?
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Definition
noun (English)
1. (grammar, informal) A dangling modifier, especially a dangling participle.Examples: "Similarly, participles ending in “ing” often cause danglers in scientific writing: […]"informal
2. (slang) A penis.Examples: ""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.""slang
3. (slang, in the plural) The testicles.Examples: "Stupid kitten! First he thought he was a fish, now he thinks he's a mole. The vet says it's because he's missing one of his danglers."in-pluralslang
4. (informal) A large earring that hangs down far.Examples: "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 […]"informal
5. (now rare, archaic) One who dangles about (loiters around) others, especially a man chasing after women.Examples: "‘You see,’ she cried, ‘what a Herd of Danglers flutter around you […].’"; "Such once was I, a dangler to the fair; / Still, as a glass, I praise their dress, their air […]"archaic
6. (slang) A tongue, especially one that sticks out.slang
Definition source: Wiktionary