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raspberry
noun
rasp·ber·ry
ˈraz-ˌber-ē 
-b(ə-)rē
1
a
: any of various usually black or red edible berries that are aggregate fruits consisting of numerous small drupes on a fleshy receptacle and that are usually rounder and smaller than the closely related blackberries
b
: a perennial plant (genus Rubus) of the rose family that bears raspberries
2
[short for raspberry tart, rhyming slang for fart]
: a sound of contempt made by protruding the tongue between the lips and expelling air forcibly to produce a vibration
broadly
: an expression of disapproval or contempt
Examples of raspberry in a Sentence
One of the children made a raspberry at him.
there were raspberries from the audience when the hapless actress kept forgetting her lines
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Maddie McGay, USA TODAY, 27 Feb. 2025
This medication is flavored cherry or raspberry, which is not always well-liked by cats.
—Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 26 Feb. 2025
Proponents say the berries are richer in antioxidants than cranberry, raspberry, blackberry, strawberry or blueberries.
—Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 20 Feb. 2025
Some of the muffin flavors highlighted in the viral clip — apple, banana, raspberry, pecan, carrot, and so on — were much more traditional than others — bird, ink, paperclip, newspaper and even an Israeli-Palestinian conflict muffin.
—Abigail Adams, People.com, 14 Feb. 2025
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raspberry
noun
rasp·ber·ry
ˈraz-ˌber-ē
-b(ə-)rē
1
a
: any of various black or red edible berries that are rounder and smaller than the related blackberries
b
: a usually prickly plant that produces raspberries
2
: a sound of scorn made by sticking out the tongue and blowing hard so as to make it vibrate
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