"danger" means: An instance or cause of likely harm.. This is a fairly neutral word with no inherent risk attached. There is no real cause for parental concern; it is descriptive vocabulary rather than something dangerous. If your child uses it, context will usually make the meaning clear. A brief, curious question about where they heard it is generally enough to know whether to follow up.
danger
An instance or cause of likely harm.
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BlueskyMay 2026
📜 #OnThisDay 1983, the Hitler Diaries hoax collapsed. What looked like the historical scoop of the century became a brutal lesson in greed, gullibility and the danger of wanting the past to say too much. Read it FR…
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BlueskyMay 2026
I am in danger of beating this drum into rags and tinder, but nobody needs lessons on antisemitism or anything else from people who are still ardent users of the website owned by a nazi-saluting white supremacist.
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BlueskyMay 2026
Currently the main danger of catholics is Israel behaviour fully supported by Trump and the US
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BlueskyMay 2026
⚠️ LZW43-10, Always short-circuit CT secondaries before disconnecting. Open circuit = danger. duomatech.com/l #CurrentTransformer #Duomatech #MVPower
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BlueskyMay 2026
A good time to remember that most of our Australian Search & Rescue teams are volunteers, and every time the alert goes off they expose themselves to danger to get you to safety.
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#1·Apr 27, 2026UK
An instance or cause of likely harm.
For parents
"danger" means: An instance or cause of likely harm.. This is a fairly neutral word with no inherent risk attached. There is no real cause for parental concern; it is descriptive vocabulary rather than something dangerous. If your child uses it, context will usually make the meaning clear. A brief, curious question about where they heard it is generally enough to know whether to follow up.
For ESL learners
"danger" means: An instance or cause of likely harm.. Register: neutral, standard English, usable in most everyday contexts. A common non-native mistake is to use the word in the wrong register, or to assume one fixed meaning when it is actually polysemous; always check the surrounding register and the audience before producing it yourself. In formal writing, prefer a neutral synonym or a short descriptive phrase, and use this word only when you have heard or read it being used naturally in a comparable context.
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“KNOCKS. WHAT? I am the danger. I am”
“it's so good. I am not in danger.”
“What? I am the danger. I'M THE ONE WHO”
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#2·Apr 27, 2026UK
Exposure to likely harm; peril.
There's plenty of danger in the desert.
Origin: From , from dangier, from , alteration of (due to association with ) from from . Displaced native. Origin information sourced from Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0).
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“These industrial farming practices are a danger to the planet.”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Happy Tabby Tuesday: Danger, Danger! #catsofbluesky #cats”
— Bluesky· May 2026“EAX issues Grassland Fire Danger (RFD) at May 5, 2:00 AM CDT at Tue, 05 May 2026 07:01:08 +0000 via IEMbot Additional Details Here.”
— Bluesky· May 2026“#EAX issues Grassland Fire Danger (RFD) at May 5, 2:00 AM CDT Link”
— Bluesky· May 2026“#ICT issues Grassland Fire Danger (RFD) at May 5, 2:10 AM CDT Link”
— Bluesky· May 2026
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#3·Apr 27, 2026UK
(obsolete) Mischief.
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“📜 #OnThisDay 1983, the Hitler Diaries hoax collapsed. What looked like the historical scoop of the century became a brutal lesson in greed, gullibility and the danger of wanting the past to say too much. Read it FREE on my history Substack, please subscribe 🙏”
— Bluesky· May 2026“I am in danger of beating this drum into rags and tinder, but nobody needs lessons on antisemitism or anything else from people who are still ardent users of the website owned by a nazi-saluting white supremacist.”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Currently the main danger of catholics is Israel behaviour fully supported by Trump and the US”
— Bluesky· May 2026“⚠️ LZW43-10, Always short-circuit CT secondaries before disconnecting. Open circuit = danger. duomatech.com/l #CurrentTransformer #Duomatech #MVPower”
— Bluesky· May 2026“A good time to remember that most of our Australian Search & Rescue teams are volunteers, and every time the alert goes off they expose themselves to danger to get you to safety.”
— Bluesky· May 2026
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Why is this section here?
Slang is read by different audiences for very different reasons. The For parents view re-explains the term in plain, non-judgemental language so a caregiver can understand what their child means without needing the surrounding subculture. The For English learners view focuses on register (when it's safe to use), formal alternatives, and common mistakes — what a textbook won't teach you.
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