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dangler¹

  • /ˈdæŋɡləː/ UK
  • /ˈdæŋɡlɚ/ US
  • /ˈdeɪ̯ŋɡlɚ/
  • /ˈdɛ̃ŋɡlɚ/

Rhymes with -æŋɡlə(ɹ)

Where it comes from

From dangle + -er.

noun danglers

  1. informal A dangling modifier, especially a dangling participle. Similarly, participles ending in “ing” often cause danglers in scientific writing: […]
  2. slang Any body part that dangles, such as the penis, testicles, uvula, and sometimes tongue. "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. informal A large earring that hangs down far. 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. archaic One who dangles about (loiters around) others, especially a man chasing after women. ‘You see,’ she cried, ‘what a Herd of Danglers flutter around you […].’

Dangler²

proper noun Danglers

  1. A surname.

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@misc{dangler_2026,
  title = {dangler},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/dangler},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}