dangler

1. (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. (archaic)One who dangles about (loiters around) others, especially a man chasing after women.

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