Raspberry

Definitions

1. The plant Rubus idaeus.
2. A noise intended to imitate a fart, made by blowing air out of the mouth while the tongue is protruding from and pressed against the lips, or by blowing air through the lips while they are pressed firmly together or against skin (often a form of tickling) used humorously or to express derision.
   colloquial
3. A surname.
   countable, uncountable
4. Any of many other (but not all) species in the genus Rubus.
5. A physically disabled person.
   colloquial, derogatory
6. An unincorporated community in Pope County, Arkansas, United States.
   countable, uncountable
7. The juicy aggregate fruit of these plants.
8. A community in West Kootenay, British Columbia, Canada.
   countable, uncountable
9. A red colour, the colour of a ripe raspberry.

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Examples

“Of the announcement, Osborne said: "They have⟳ spent a hundred billion pounds of public money and they've got a massive raspberry from everyone as far as I can see⟳. As a PR exercise, it's been an object lesson in how not to make⟳ a government announcement."”

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