noun
raspberry
A rude buzzing sound made by blowing air through the lips.
The child blows a raspberry at the silly face.
Etymology
Raspberry comes from rhyming slang raspberry tart for fart. The fruit name became the term for the rude lip-blown noise imitating that sound.
More examples
- Several raspberries interrupted the joke.
- He answered with a raspberry.
- She made a loud raspberry.
Forms
raspberry · raspberries
Similar words
- bronx cheer
- An American phrase for the same rude sound.
- buzz
- Any vibrating sound without the mocking gesture.