Dangle

The word dangle has various meanings. (Distinguish it from dongle.)

• To hang from something.

In espionage

Dangle is a term used in intelligence work to refer to an agent of one intelligence agency or group who pretends to be interested in defecting or turning to another intelligence agency or group.

The goal of a dangle is to convince the second or foreign intelligence agency that they have changed loyalties by offering to act as a double agent. The dangle then feeds information to their original agency and/or gives disinformation to the second or foreign intelligence agency.

In ice hockey

Dangle is a term used to describe a move or deke in the game of ice hockey in which the player defending is taken completely by surprise. If a player performs a dangle, it is common for the players on the bench to yell "dangle", much as football (soccer) players would yell "olé". Young stars such as Alexander Ovechkin and Sidney Crosby often dangle, which partially explains why they are such highly touted hockey players. Nick Utter and Ossi Vesterinen are not noted danglers.