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Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
dingleberry

by 1973, perhaps with suggestions of dangle and berry. Attested from late 19c. through 1930s as a humorous-sounding surname in comedic writing.

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dingleberry

n. ''Vaccinium erythrocarpum'', the Southern mountain cranberry.“dingleberry n” listed of the ''(w: Dictionary of American Regional English)'' by Frederic Gomes Cassidy and Joan Houston Hall (1985; ; ISBN 0674205111, 9780674205116)

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Dingleberry

Dingleberry may refer to:

  • Dingleberry, Vaccinium erythrocarpum, a type of cranberry
  • Dingleberry, slang term for a foolish person
  • Dingleberry, slang term for a small lump of feces attached to the hairs around the anus
  • Dingleberry Lake, a lake in the United States

Usage examples of "dingleberry".

Hixie went into action, borrowing folding chairs from the Dingleberry Funeral Home, renting coatracks for guests' wraps, and hiring a caterer.

When he finally arrived at the church, properly cravatted, he observed three generations of Dingleberry morticians in charge: old Adam propped up in the narthex, his sons handling details with inconspicuous efficiency, and his grandsons marshalling the procession.

Joshua Dingleberry A similar agreement with Titus Goodwinter, covering the interment of Luther Bosworth, also bore Joshua's signature.

He remembered his interviews with Adam Dingleberry, Euphonia Gage, and Ozzie Penn, to name a few.