dingleberry
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din·gle·ber·ry
(dĭng'gəl-bĕr'ē) 
n. Vulgar Slang
n. Vulgar Slang
- A piece of dried feces caught in the hair around the anus.
- An incompetent, foolish, or stupid person.
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dingleberry
noun
noun, orig US
1: A piece of dried faecal matter attached to the hair around the anus. (1953 —) .
2: A stupid person, a fool. (1969 —) .
Righting Words Tell that dingleberry I'm not here (1990).
3:pl . The female breasts. (1980 —) .
British Journal of Photography Daddy says knockers and jugs and bazooms and dingleberries....And then he laughs and goes 'wuff! wuff!' (1980).
[From the earlier US sense, a cranberry, Vaccinium erythrocarpum, of the south- eastern US. The origin of dingle is uncertain.]
noun, orig US
1: A piece of dried faecal matter attached to the hair around the anus. (1953 —) .
2: A stupid person, a fool. (1969 —) .
Righting Words Tell that dingleberry I'm not here (1990).
3:
British Journal of Photography Daddy says knockers and jugs and bazooms and dingleberries....And then he laughs and goes 'wuff! wuff!' (1980).
[From the earlier US sense, a cranberry, Vaccinium erythrocarpum, of the south- eastern US. The origin of dingle is uncertain.]
| dinge, dingbat, ding-dong | |
| dingo, dingus, dink |
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