Definition of "dangler" in English

noun

1. (grammar, informal) A dangling modifier, especially a dangling participle.

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.

5. (now rare, 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 […].’