dingleberry

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dingleberry

/ˈdɪŋɡəɫbɛɹi/

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A (possibly dialectal) alteration of dangleberry.

noun dingleberries

Vaccinium erythrocarpum, the southern mountain cranberry. dingleberries, or mountain-cranberries (Huge'ria, syn. Oxycoccoi'des), cranberries (Oxycoc'cus)
Similar: arando, bearberry
derogatory, slang A stupid or foolish person.
Similar: idiot, moron
slang Dried fecal matter adhering to anal hair.
Similar: dag, dags
dated Any residual irregularity following processing. The contour of the root bead is very irregular and solidified drops of metal, "cherries" or "dingleberries," extend therefrom evidencing burn-throughs.

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noun stupid person

日本語	糞垂れ kusotare, kusottare
Русский	дура́к durák, тупи́ца tupíca

noun piece of feces

Español	gamborimbo, tarzanito
日本語	糞垂れ kusotare, kusottare
Português	tolete, badalhoca, bagalheta
Deutsch	Klabusterbeere
Italiano	tarzanello
Русский	баребу́х barebúx

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@misc{dingleberry_2026,
  title = {dingleberry},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/dingleberry},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}