DANDER

Dander

Dander is an informal term for a material shed from the body of various animals, similar to dandruff. It is composed of skin cells. It is a cause of allergies in humans. Older etymology has it that dander is a rare synonym of dandruff . In the idiom of "getting dander up" the colloquial meaning, anger, is probably unrelated to the above usage.

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dander

Noun

  1. Dandruff—scaly white dead skin flakes from the human scalp.
  2. Hair follicles and dead skin shed from mammals.
  3. 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.

Noun (etymology 2)

  1. 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.

Verb

  1. To wander about.
  2. To maunder, to talk incoherently.


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