raspberry[noun]Synonyms: bazoo, bird, boo, Bronx cheer, catcall, hiss, hoot, pooh, pooh-poo
[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲
rasp‧ber‧ry /ˈrɑːzb
əri $ ˈræzberi/
noun (
plural raspberries)
[countable][
Date: 1600-1700;
Origin: rasp 'raspberry' (16-20 centuries) + berry; ]
[
Sense 2: Origin: raspberry tart = fart]
1. a soft sweet red berry, or the bush that this berry grows on:
a bowl of fresh raspberries raspberry jam2. informal a rude sound that you make by putting your tongue out and blowing
blow a raspberry (also
give a raspberry )American English:
She blew a raspberry at him as he drove off. [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲