raspberry v.
to deride, to dismiss.
White Slavery 70: No ‘dick’ has anything on you. And if you’re you get nicked for ‘laughing’ you can ‘raspberry’ the ‘bull’ and get ‘sprung’. | ||
Sel. Letters (1992) 45: If I’d composed a poem like that one I’d keep it jolly dark, my God I would. Ought to have been duly raspberried by all concerned. | letter 19 Sept. in Thwaite