dangler
Pronunciation: /ˈdæŋɡləː/
The English word “dangler” has 5 meanings listed here.
noun
- A dangling modifier, especially a dangling participle.
- Any body part that dangles, such as the penis, testicles, uvula, and sometimes tongue.
- 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.
- A large earring that hangs down far.
- One who dangles about (loiters around) others, especially a man chasing after women.
Etymology
From dangle + -er.
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