snaggle

noun, verb — 3 senses

snaggle

noun

/ˈsnæɡ.əl/

Etymology From snag + -le.

1

A knotted or intertwined mass, a tangle.

As it stands, female sexual pleasure has been one of human history’s ongoing snaggles. Even in our own sexually enlightened times, there’s no shortage of confusion [...].2006, Laura Kipnis, The Female Thing: Dirt, Sex, Envy, Vulnerability, New York: Pantheon, page 44:

2

A problem, particularly after orthopedic surgery.

Derived terms: snaggletooth, snaggletoothed, snaggly, unsnaggle

snaggle

verb

Etymology From snag + -le.

1

To become tangled, knotted or intertwined.

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