[rasp.ber.ry] n [E dial. rasp raspberry + E berry] (ca. 1616) 1 a: any of various usu. black or red edible berries that are aggregate fruits consisting of numerous small drupes on a fleshy receptacle and that are usu. rounder and smaller than the closely related blackberries b: a 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