dangles
n.pl.— «“He’s got dangles,” teammates often say of Jensen, using the hockey neologism for the ability to outmaneuver lethargic opponents with deft stickwork.» —“Silent ‘H,’ loud game for Eli winger” by Alex Goldberger Yale Daily News (New Haven, Conn.) Jan. 10, 2005. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
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