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dill pickle

noun

Etymology

From dill + pickle.

  1. derived from pekel — “brine”
  2. inherited from pikel — “spicy sauce served with meat or fish”
  3. compounded as dill pickle — “dill + pickle”

Definitions

  1. A cucumber pickled in brine or vinegar flavored with dill and other seasonings.

  2. A foolish person.

    • Shortribs Enlivens Court Proceedings by Calling Beany a “Dill Pickle”
    • Wasn't I the big dill-pickle to stake 'em to a Greek revolution.
    • "Ah—" he exclaimed angrily, "somebody tell me why I don't quit you, you big dill pickle!"

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA