| Definitions | | cankle |
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noun
- (context, slang, pejorative) An obese or otherwise swollen ankle that blends into the calf without clear demarcation.
- 2001 — Hey, all l"m saying is she"s got cankles, for God"s sake. What? Cankles! She"s got no ankles. It"s like the calf merged with the foot, cut out the middleman. — w:Shallow Hal, Shallow Hal
- 2004 — The "" (or the appearance of not having an ankle, but the calf of the leg just connecting to the foot) is a look that many women have and most could live without. — Jeff Smith, Posing for Portrait Photography: A Head-to-Toe Guide
- 2005 — They"d pass me magazines and ask how my recovery was progressing. They"re ankles, not cankles. I don"t have cankles! — Franz Wisner, Honeymoon with my Brother
Etymology: Portmanteau of calf and ankle.
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