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dander

1

[ dan-der ]

noun

  1. loose scales formed on the skin and shed from the coat or feathers of various animals, often causing allergic reactions in susceptible persons.
  2. Informal. anger; temper:

    Don't get your dander up over such a trifle.



dander

2

[ dan-der ]

noun

  1. Scot. a stroll; saunter.
  2. British Dialect. a fit of shivering.

dander

1

/ ˈæԻə /

noun

  1. small particles or scales of hair or feathers
  2. get one's dander up or get someone's dander up informal.
    to become or to cause someone to become annoyed or angry
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

dander

2

/ ˈæԻər; ˈæԻə /

noun

  1. a stroll
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. intr to stroll
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of dander1

First recorded in 1825–35; alteration of dandruff

Origin of dander2

First recorded in 1590–1600; origin uncertain
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of dander1

C19: changed from dandruff

Origin of dander2

C19: of unknown origin
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Idioms and Phrases

see get one's back (dander) up .
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Example Sentences

The confidant of President Donald Trump's dander was all the way up when reporters asked him about his role in the leak on Tuesday.

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After the leaders had left, Graham told reporters that he warned Zelenskyy not to get his dander up while talking to Trump.

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If the home has a pet, “there’s a ton of hair and dander.”

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If France get their dander up then the atmosphere in this stadium will be absolutely electric.

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Like declaring "how 'bout that heat" in July, getting in a dander about GOP depravity is treated as the pastime of boring people.

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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023

Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.

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