Definition of Dingleberry

1. Noun. ''Vaccinium erythrocarpum'', the Southern Mountain Cranberry.“dingleberry?n” listed [ on page 73] of the '''Dictionary of American Regional English''' by Frederic Gomes Cassidy and Joan Houston Hall (1985; [ Harvard University Press]; ISBN 0674205111, 9780674205116) ¹

2. Noun. (dated manufacturing) Any residual irregularity following processing ¹

3. Noun. (slang) A small piece of feces clumped to hair around the anus. ¹

4. Noun. (slang) A stupid person. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Dingleberry

1. [n -RIES]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Dingleberry

dingey
dingeys
dinghies
dinghy
dingier
dingies
dingiest
dingily
dinginess
dinginesses
dinging
dingle
dingle-dangle
dingle runs
dingleberries
dinglehopper
dinglehoppers
dingles
dingo
dingoes
dingos
dings
dingthrift
dingthrifts
dinguses
dingy
dingy skipper
dingy skippers

Literary usage of Dingleberry

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Adventure Guide to the Sierra Nevada by Wilbur H. Morrison (2000)
"dingleberry Lake is at an altitude of 10650 feet, and has brook trout. Fish Slough Pine has bass and catfish, and is located six miles north of Bishop, ..."

2. Radford's Portfolio of Details of Building Construction: A Remarkable and by William A. Radford, Bernard L. Johnson, Charles P. Rawson (1911)
"... and Methods Worth While 184 "dingleberry" Ornaments for Cement Plaster 7 Dining Room Buffet 108117 Dining Room Buffet with Leaded Glass 118 Dining Room, ..."

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