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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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Emily Burns, Footwear News, 12 Nov. 2025
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—Sabrina Weiss, PEOPLE, 7 Nov. 2025
The cake is meant to taste like a raspberry sponge soaked in raspberry and basil syrup with mango and passion-fruit ganache in between the layers and covered in buttercream and something that is either actual moss or just looks like moss but tastes like something else.
—Brian Moylan, Vulture, 7 Nov. 2025
The menu includes wings, baked macaroni and cheese, shrimp, rice, beans and raspberry chicken salad, plus a drink with each meal.
—Evan Moore, Charlotte Observer, 7 Nov. 2025
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Emily Burns, Footwear News, 12 Nov. 2025
Similarly, Arden wanted to rectify a misstep from week six by redoing a raspberry and basil syrup for his raspberry cake.
—Sabrina Weiss, PEOPLE, 7 Nov. 2025
The cake is meant to taste like a raspberry sponge soaked in raspberry and basil syrup with mango and passion-fruit ganache in between the layers and covered in buttercream and something that is either actual moss or just looks like moss but tastes like something else.
—Brian Moylan, Vulture, 7 Nov. 2025
The menu includes wings, baked macaroni and cheese, shrimp, rice, beans and raspberry chicken salad, plus a drink with each meal.
—Evan Moore, Charlotte Observer, 7 Nov. 2025
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“Raspberry.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/raspberry. Accessed 19 Nov. 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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