1. [US, informal] A stupid incompetent person
   "He's a bit of a dingleberry, but who in management isn't?";
   - dimwit [informal], nitwit [informal], half-wit [informal], doofus [N. Amer, informal], numpty [UK, informal], yo-yo [N. Amer, informal], noodle [informal], nellie [informal], donkey [informal], nelly [informal], dufus [N. Amer, informal], simp [N. Amer, informal]
    
2. The southern mountain cranberry (Vaccinium erythrocarpum)
   "They collected dingleberries during their hike in the Appalachian Mountains"
    
3. [US, vulgar] A small piece of dried fecal matter, esp. stuck to the anal hair of an animal
   "The dog groomer had to remove dingleberries from the long-haired breed"

Derived forms: dingleberries

Type of: simple [archaic], simpleton

Encyclopedia: Dingleberry