Dingleberry
/ˈdɪŋɡəɫbɛɹi/ noun, slang
noun, slang ·Moderate ·College level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 Vaccinium erythrocarpum, the southern mountain cranberry.
"dingleberries, or mountain-cranberries (Huge'ria, syn. Oxycoccoi'des), cranberries (Oxycoc'cus)"
- 2 A stupid or foolish person. derogatory, slang
- 3 Dried fecal matter adhering to anal hair. derogatory, slang
- 4 Any residual irregularity following processing. dated
"The contour of the root bead is very irregular and solidified drops of metal, "cherries" or "dingleberries," extend therefrom evidencing burn-throughs."
Example
More examples"dingleberries, or mountain-cranberries (Huge'ria, syn. Oxycoccoi'des), cranberries (Oxycoc'cus)"
Etymology
Perhaps for dangle + berry.