noun pl. raspberries
Origin: < rhyming slang raspberry tart, fart
Slang a sound of derision, contempt, etc. made by expelling air forcibly so as to vibrate the tongue between the lipsOrigin: earlier raspis berry < rasp, raspis, raspberry (prob. same word as ME raspis, kind of wine) + berry
See raspberry in American Heritage Dictionary 4
noun
Origin:
Origin: Obsolete raspis, raspberry
Origin: + berry
Origin: . Sense 4, possibly short for raspberry tart
Origin: , rhyming slang for fart
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