dangler

1. (informal) A dangling modifier, especially a dangling participle.
2. (slang) A penis.
3. (in-plural, slang) The testicles.
4. 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.
5. (informal) A large earring that hangs down far.
6. (archaic) One who dangles about (loiters around) others, especially a man chasing after women.

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈdæŋɡlə(ɹ)/

Etymology

From dangle + -er.

Synonyms

appendage

appendix

idler

loafer

Translations

المتدلّي

apèndix

Anhang

Anhängsel

Zusatz

κρεμάμενος

accessoire

appendice

aanhangsel

bijvoegsel

vrouwengek

nietsdoener

apendix

apêndice

apéndice