noun
dingleberry
Dingleberry (noun) means a small red berry that grows on a shrub found in mountain areas of the southern United States.
noun
1
A small red berry that grows on a shrub found in mountain areas of the southern United States.
"Vaccinium erythrocarpum, the dingleberry, sometimes produces berries of excellent flavor, which are used locally for jellies; Uphof (1968) reports that this species has been recommended for cultivation."
— S.P. Vander Kloet, The Genus Vaccinium in North America (1988)
"Helen sat on the ground crumbling hard lumps of clay between her fingers, and tried to imagine the green place in the swamp where the dingleberries grew."
— Gordon Webber, What end but love (1959)
2
(informal) A silly or foolish person.
3
(informal) A small piece of dried faeces caught in the hair around the bottom.
4
A small unwanted mark or fault left over after something has been processed.
"That still left the problem of deciding on the "dingleberries"—the employees who would be exempt from seniority restrictions because of "special skills and outstanding abilities.""
— , Stymied by Seniority (1966)
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Etymology
A (possibly dialectal) alteration of dangleberry.
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What is the meaning of dingleberry?
"dingleberry" (noun) means a small red berry that grows on a shrub found in mountain areas of the southern United States.
What is another word for dingleberry?
Other words for "dingleberry" include moron, idiot, dag.
What are the different meanings of dingleberry?
"dingleberry" has 3 main meanings: 1. A small red berry that grows on a shrub found in mountain areas of the southern United States; 2. (informal) A silly or foolish person; 3. (informal) A small piece of dried faeces caught in the hair around the bottom.
