whistleberries
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
whistle + berries, a reference to the flatulence they cause.
Noun[edit]
whistleberries pl (plural only)
- (US, slang, dated) baked beans
- 1951, Frederick Feikema Manfred, Riders of Judgment[1], Second, published 2014, →ISBN:
- “Hambone, how's for chuck?”
Hambone removed pipe from mouth, slowly. “Wal, I reckon I still got a few whistleberries left. Some sonofabitch stew mabbe. A few shot biscuits.”