English

Noun

dander ‎(uncountable)

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.

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Etymology 2

Origin uncertain.

Noun

dander ‎(uncountable)

1. (chiefly Scotland) A cinder; (in the plural) the refuse of a furnace
2. (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.

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See also

• knee-jerk (Passion, temper, anger)

Etymology 3

Alteration of dandle or daddle

Verb

dander ‎(third-person singular simple present danders, present participle dandering, simple past and past participle dandered)

1. To wander about.
   • 1922, James Joyce, Ulysses, Episode 16

     So as neither of them were particularly pressed for time, as it happened, and the temperature refreshing since it cleared up after the recent visitation of Jupiter Pluvius, they dandered along past by where the empty vehicle was waiting without a fare or a jarvey

2. To maunder, to talk incoherently.

Derived terms

• danderer

Anagrams

• darned

Danish

Verb

dander

1. imperative of dandere

Scots

Noun

dander ‎(uncountable)

1. (Ulster) A gentle meandering walk with no particular haste or purpose.

   To go for a dander on the beach.

Verb

dander

1. (Ulster) To walk along with no particular haste.

   To dander along the beach.

Synonyms

• bimble
• stroll
• wander