English Dictionary

dangler

/ˈdæŋɡlə(ɹ)/

noun

(now rare, archaic) One who dangles about others, especially after women. / (informal) A large earring that hangs down. / (grammar, informal) A dangling participle. / (slang) A penis.

He had a dangler hanging from his rearview mirror.

意味（1）

(now rare, archaic) One who dangles about others, especially after women.

‘You see,’ she cried, ‘what a Herd of Danglers flutter around you […].’

意味（2）

(informal) A large earring that hangs down.

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 […]

意味（3）

(grammar, informal) A dangling participle.

Similarly, participles ending in “ing” often cause danglers in scientific writing: […]

意味（4）

(slang) A penis.

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.

意味（5）

(slang, in the plural) The testicles.

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.

意味（6）

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