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dangler

Pronunciation: /ˈdæŋɡləː/

The English word “dangler” has 5 meanings listed here.

noun

  1. A dangling modifier, especially a dangling participle.
  2. Any body part that dangles, such as the penis, testicles, uvula, and sometimes tongue.
  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.
  5. One who dangles about (loiters around) others, especially a man chasing after women.

Etymology

From dangle + -er.

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