cankle

Definition

An obese or otherwise swollen ankle that blends into the calf without clear demarcation.

Etymology

Blend of calf + ankle.

Example Sentences

• "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."
• "The “cankle” (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."
• "They’d pass me magazines and ask how my cankle recovery was progressing. They’re ankles, not cankles. I don’t have cankles!"