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pointy

noun
  1. Any pointed object.

adjective
  1. Pointed in shape; having a point or points.

  2. In 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"

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