hangnail
noun/ˈhæŋneɪl/
/ˈhæŋneɪl/
- a piece of skin near the bottom or at the side of your nail that is loose and painfulWord Originlate 17th cent.: alteration of agnail ‘painful swelling around a nail’ (from Old English angnægl, denoting a corn on the toe), influenced by hang.
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