dangler

== English == === Etymology === From dangle + -er. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈdæŋɡləː/ (General American, without æ-raising) IPA(key): /ˈdæŋɡlɚ/ (æ-raising) IPA(key): /ˈdeɪ̯ŋɡlɚ/, /ˈdɛ̃ŋɡlɚ/ Rhymes: -æŋɡlə(ɹ) Hyphenation: dan‧gler === Noun === dangler (plural danglers) (grammar, informal) A dangling modifier, especially a dangling participle. (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." 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. (informal) A large earring that hangs down far. (now rare, archaic) One who dangles about (loiters around) others, especially a man chasing after women. 1770, Frances Burney, Journals & Letters, Penguin 2001, 10 January: ‘You see,’ she cried, ‘what a Herd of Danglers flutter around you […].’ === Anagrams === Glander, Le Grand, Legrand, gnarled, rangled