a compound of the words "
glass", "ankles". This term describes painful or injured ankles due to infirmity or misadventure.
This term is often used used when a person receives ground-shock when jumping down from something, when an athlete becomes injured from landing on their
foot poorly, or in video gaming, where a
player'
s character takes unexpected "fall damage".
The term is similar to "grankles"; infirmity of ankles, and subsequent difficulty walking, due to frailty of advanced age.
"Just jump down, the
fence isn't that high!"
"Arrrgh, my glankles!.. no really.. I think I twisted something.."
"She has been sidelined for 3
games because of a recurrent injury. The
team is hoping those glankles don't cost them the Cup."