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Dandere, oftenly confused with kuudere, is a common anime trope used to describe people who are often quiet and extremely shy towards people they like. Despite this, once they do start to conversate (usually awkwardly) with the one they admire, they become more open and less shy.
The reason this is confused with the definition kuudere is because both tropes hardly talk, and occasionally show their more open side. A kuudere is someone who is often emotionless and clueless, but will sometimes show their loving and kind/sympathetic side.

A character that is a dandere: Hinata Hyuga from Naruto.
A character that is a kuudere, not a dandere: Kanade Tachibana from Angel Beats!
dude: "ahahaa, *insert name here* is such a dandere. she hardly talks but she's for some reason really nice and open to me. rarely, though."

dude 2: "man, you are so lucky."
Dandere by iiToxicMinded November 28, 2016
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A brilliant, earth-shattering word that Mary J. Blige invented to accentuate the rhyme-scheme of a masterful song, placing her among the accolades as the Shakespeare of our age.
"Do you want to go to the dancery? "
"Hell yeah, there's no hateration or holleratin' there."
Dancery by shakespeare1564 November 18, 2016
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Business operation of a marijuana dealer. Just as the word "creamery" is sometimes used to describe an icecream shop, a weed dealer runs a "dankery." Can also describe a coffeeshop in Amsterdam, or a medical marijuana dispensary.
- "I'm thinking of getting back into the business."

- "Awesome. You ran quite a dankery back in the day."
Dankery by na na na na na March 1, 2011
Are you going for a dander
dander by Belfastirish July 3, 2005
Someone who has a shy and typically meek personality but who can become bolder and more open toward their love interest if made to feel comfortable enough.
"Dandere" is a combination of two Japanese terms: “danmari” (keeping silent), and “dere-dere” (to be lovey-dovey). The dandere is a popular character trope in anime.
Dandere by IntrospectiveLiz March 9, 2021

Danderhook

"do you wanna come see my danderhook?"

"DO NOT ENTER. Danderhooking in process"
Danderhook by shdrama10 April 24, 2010

Muff Dander 

Dandruff of the Muff. Dead skin cells resulting from dry skin in or around the Muff area.
I tried on a black dress for a work event I had coming up and when I took it off, I noticed I left some Muff Dander.
Muff Dander by HarpCity January 25, 2019