heckleberry

Generally small red berries found on schrubs that can be taken off by the handfull and thrown at passers-by.

Heckleberries are the weapon of choice of Darryls (see definition derived from derelicts) or Hecklers.

Origin: 1987 Tam High School, Marin County CA

Hey, that punk sittin on the front wall just tossed a heckleberry at me

by Lowe, md November 12, 2011

Heckleberry

It’s a Heckleberry to be Heckled for Heckleberrys that need to be heckled, but not if they want to be heckled only if they need to be heckled bc then there special heckleberrys

Hey ur a heckleberry - only bro thanks doesn’t that mean ur special like a heckleberry? - it sure does

Heck- el-berry

by Scergy September 16, 2020

Huckleberry Friend

Evokes someone with whom one has a carefree, innocent, hopeful, gentle friendship. Bucolic wanderers and dreamy wonderers. Those with which to share a sun-drenched youth.

"As a child, Johnny Mercer, (lyricist of the song 'Moon River'), picked huckleberries (like wild blueberries) in the summer. To him, the berries had a personal connection with a carefree boyhood, strengthened by association with Mark Twain's character Huckleberry Finn. The implication was that Holly Golightly, who was actually of hillbilly stock, and Huckleberry Finn might well have been friends, if ever they had met." from 'Love Me Tender: The Stories Behind the World's Favourite Songs' by Max Cryer.

Oh, dream maker, you heart breaker
Wherever you're going, I'm going your way.
Two drifters, off to see the world
There's such a lot of world to see
We're after the same rainbow's end,
Waiting round the bend,
My huckleberry friend,
Moon River, and me.

by Y9e0ah May 18, 2014

Huckleberry squirts

The violent diarrhea one experiences after excessively gorging themselves on wild berries. Typically experienced during the Summer months, the Huckleberry Squirts can also affect those in urban environments. Nobody is safe

Person 1: Fred Meyer had a sale on blueberries! I'm going to eat then all at once.

Person 2: Careful now, you dont want to get ththe Huckleberry Squirts and shit the bed.

by 🐺 March 27, 2020

huckleberry

"Huckleberry" was commonly used in the 1800's in conjunction with "persimmon" as a small unit of measure. "I'm a huckleberry over your persimmon" meant "I'm just a bit better than you." As a result, "huckleberry" came to denote idiomatically two things. First, it denoted a small unit of measure, a "tad," as it were, and a person who was a huckleberry could be a small, unimportant person--usually expressed ironically in mock self-depreciation. The second and more common usage came to mean, in the words of the "Dictionary of American Slang: Second Supplemented Edition" (Crowell, 1975):

"A man; specif., the exact kind of man needed for a particular purpose. 1936: "Well, I'm your huckleberry, Mr. Haney." Tully, "Bruiser," 37. Since 1880, archaic.

The "Historical Dictionary of American Slang" which is a multivolume work, has about a third of a column of citations documenting this meaning all through the latter 19th century.

So "I'm your huckleberry" means "I'm just the man you're looking for!"

"I'm your huckleberry..." Val Kilmer as Doc Holliday in Tombstone

by kilo February 23, 2005

I'm your huckleberry

19th century slang which was popularized more recently by the movie Tombstone. Means "I'm the man you're looking for". Nowdays it's usually used as a response to a threat or challenge, as in the movie.

"Who thinks they can beat me?"
"I'm your huckleberry."

by Xcott October 7, 2006

huckleberry friend

A very special, good friend that's been in your life for years, typically since youth. From the Johnny Mercer and Henry Mancini song, "Moon River", which was featured in the classic movie "Breakfast at Tiffany's".

There are your good friends: people who love you. And then there are your huckleberry friends: people who've known you for years and have stuck by you and love you no matter what.

by mizmaf January 7, 2009