Meaning

5 senses
  1. (uncountable, usually)Dandruff—scaly white dead skin flakes from the human scalp.

  2. (uncountable, usually)Hair follicles and dead skin shed from mammals.

    Hautschuppe

    пе́рхотьpérxotʹ

  3. (uncountable, usually)Allergen particles that accumulate on and may be shed from the skin and fur of domestic animals, especially from household pets such as cats and dogs.

  4. (Scotland)A cinder; (in the plural) the refuse of a furnace

  5. (slang)Passion, temper, anger. Usually preceded by "have" or "get" and followed by "up".

    He'll get his dander up if his team is criticized.

    She has her dander up every day about discrimination against women.

    Zorn, Wut

    раздраже́ниеrazdražénije

More definitions
  • a feeling of anger and animosity
  • small scales from animal skins or hair or bird feathers that can cause allergic reactions in some people

Examples

2 sentences
  1. Don't get your dander up, but I have bad news to tell you.

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  2. He got his dander up.

Translations

7 languages
Русский
By meaning 2
dead skin shed by animals:
passion, temper, anger:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
dead skin shed by animals:
passion, temper, anger:

Origin

From a shortening of dandruff.

From a shortening of dandruff.

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Forms

plural: danders
Singulardander

uncountable

Synonyms

1 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • a feeling of anger and animosity:hackles

Word family

1 related words
Relatedknee-jerk

See also

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