Whistleberries

noun, slang

noun, slang ·Uncommon ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    baked beans US, dated, plural, plural-only, slang

    "“Hambone, how's for chuck?” Hambone removed pipe from mouth, slowly. “Wal, I reckon I still got a few whistleberries left. Some sonofabitch stew mabbe. A few shot biscuits.”"

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"“Hambone, how's for chuck?” Hambone removed pipe from mouth, slowly. “Wal, I reckon I still got a few whistleberries left. Some sonofabitch stew mabbe. A few shot biscuits.”"

Etymology

From whistle + berries, a reference to the flatulence they cause.

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