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dingleberry

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din⋅gle⋅ber⋅ry

  [ding-guhl-ber-ee]
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–noun, plural -ries.
Slang. a small clot of dung, as clinging to the hindquarters of an animal.
Origin:
1920–25; perh. dingle + berry; perh. by assoc. with dangle
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din·gle·ber·ry   (dĭng'gəl-běr'ē)   
n.   Vulgar Slang

  1. A piece of dried feces caught in the hair around the anus.

  2. An incompetent, foolish, or stupid person.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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dingleberry

  1. n.
    a blob of fecal matter clinging to the hairs around the anus. (Usually objectionable.) : Is there no permanent cure for the heartbreak of dingleberries?
  2. n.
    a stupid-acting person of either sex. : You are such a dumb dingleberry! Wise up!
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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