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  • noun Plural form of cankle.

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  • An unfortunate condition in which one's calves flow directly to one's ankles without narrowing.

    November 28, 2007

  • I knew a girl in college who had cankles.

    November 28, 2007

  • Flow might not be the best verb... :-P

    November 29, 2007

  • Oh, but if you've seen such things, you might change your mind. ;-)

    November 29, 2007

  • Which reminds me of my favorite line ever from the show "Cheers" (which I didn't watch very often).

    Lilith was pregnant, and when she came into the bar Sam said, "You look wonderful." She said, flat-voiced, "Oh really. Is it the glow of impending motherhood or the twenty pounds of water I'm retaining in my wrists and ankles?"

    November 29, 2007

  • from WSJ:

    http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124830850199074223.html

    "Cankle, a portmanteau word combining calf and ankle, refers to 'the area in affected female legs where the calf meets the foot in an abrupt, nontapering terminus,' according to Urban Dictionary. A spokeswoman for the American Podiatric Medical Association says the word is not a medical term."

    July 23, 2009