Dangling participle

[Julian]

An [exposed] penis, generally used when an exposed [dick] is seen [in public].

[Becky]

A [dangling participle] is a [wallet chain], cell phone headset cord, [beeper] leash, purse strap or other long slender device used to secure an object to a person.

[Becky]

a participle (= -ing or -ed form of a verb) intended to modify (= refer to or describe) a noun that is not in the text, so it seems to modify another noun: