Pendant means: A piece of jewellery which hangs down as an ornament, especially worn on a chain around the neck.. There is no real cause for parental concern; it is descriptive vocabulary rather than risky behaviour. If your teen uses it, context will usually make the intent clear. A short, curious question about where they heard it is usually all that is needed to know whether to follow up.
pendant
A piece of jewellery which hangs down as an ornament, especially worn on a chain around the neck.
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BlueskyMay 2026
YOU CAN BUY THE STARDEW MERMAID PENDANT IRL???????
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BlueskyMay 2026
Picking up a prescription and I noticed the pharmacist serving me was wearing a pendant in the shape of Lebanon. INSTANT warmth and rapport and giggles (and language switch), I actually welled up.
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BlueskyMay 2026
Pendant que le rapport Alloncle fait diversion, l’idée de la privatisation de l’audiovisuel public fait son chemin
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BlueskyMay 2026
PUTAIN c'est pendant mes examens nique sa mère
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BlueskyMay 2026
Pendant ce temps la baraque de Sam Altman (OpenAI) a subi des attaques au Molotov (Et c'est mérité, faisons disparaître cez merdes.)
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#2·Apr 27, 2026
The dangling part of an earring.
One vase is the pendant to the other vase.
Cluster: general
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“YOU CAN BUY THE STARDEW MERMAID PENDANT IRL???????”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Picking up a prescription and I noticed the pharmacist serving me was wearing a pendant in the shape of Lebanon. INSTANT warmth and rapport and giggles (and language switch), I actually welled up.”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Pendant que le rapport Alloncle fait diversion, l’idée de la privatisation de l’audiovisuel public fait son chemin”
— Bluesky· May 2026“PUTAIN c'est pendant mes examens nique sa mère”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Pendant ce temps la baraque de Sam Altman (OpenAI) a subi des attaques au Molotov (Et c'est mérité, faisons disparaître cez merdes.)”
— Bluesky· May 2026
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#3·Apr 27, 2026
(architecture) A supporting post attached to the main rafter.
One vase is the pendant to the other vase.
Origin: From , pendant, noun use of adjective. Origin information sourced from Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0).
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#1·Apr 27, 2026
A piece of jewellery which hangs down as an ornament, especially worn on a chain around the neck.
For parents
Pendant means: A piece of jewellery which hangs down as an ornament, especially worn on a chain around the neck.. There is no real cause for parental concern; it is descriptive vocabulary rather than risky behaviour. If your teen uses it, context will usually make the intent clear. A short, curious question about where they heard it is usually all that is needed to know whether to follow up.
For ESL learners
pendant means: A piece of jewellery which hangs down as an ornament, especially worn on a chain around the neck.. Register: neutral, standard English. A common learner mistake is using the word in a register it does not fit, or assuming a single global meaning; native speakers immediately notice when slang appears in formal contexts, so always check the surrounding register before producing it yourself.
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“Alain Marschall et Olivier Truchot proposent un poulet au maire de Saint-Ouen. Leur geste suscité des critiques pendant l'émission. ➡️ https://l.ozap.com/HGn”
— Bluesky· May 2026“wol seeing ardbert in their room in the pendant for the first time”
— Bluesky· May 2026“demain speeddon je previens si vous prenez tous le tshirt spécial pendant que je bosse je vais pleurer”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Oui non mais c'est ce que je dis : le pollen *produit* des gamètes haploïdes (=1/2 ADN), mais sur place pendant la reproduction, quoi. Il n'est pas le gamète qui flotte en l'air. D'où l'image de p'tite couille volante.”
— Bluesky· May 2026“A beautiful summer floral fused glass necklace. Lovely handmade murrini glass and fused glass pendant with individual handcrafted flower glass fused between clear glass. A wonderful gift idea. #etsyuk #giftideas #shopindie samphireglass.etsy.com/listing/4444...”
— 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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