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dander definition

dan·der (dan′dər)

noun

  1. tiny particles, as from feathers, skin, or hair, that may cause allergies
  2. ☆ Informal anger or temper

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dander Idioms

get one's dander up

Informal to become or make angry; lose, or make lose, one's temper

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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