pointy

comparative pointier · superlative pointiest

1. informalPointed in shape; having a point or points.
2. computingIn the Raku programming language: being a block or subroutine that acts as a closure accepting a list of parameters (denoted by the pointed arrow symbol ->).

   a pointy sub; a pointy block

plural pointies

1. informalAny pointed object.

   Plus, it's likely she will bite you the first few times you try messing with her mouth, so why not get those bites out of the way before the sharp pointies come in?

   2013, Jennifer Byrne, The Intrepid Parent's Field Guide to the Baby Kingdom, page 154

   1 more example

   Even though Skylar has never had a seizure to my knowledge since the incident in school, she still sees the things she likes to call pointies, just not as many as before, since she started taking the valproic acid, but still there's a few.

   2012, Lou Rain, Family Effects, page 298