Zerbert vs Herbert - What's the difference?
zerbert | herbert |
The sound that occurs where someone places the mouth against skin and blows, imitative of the sound of flatulence.
. In modern use partly transferred back from the surname.
* 1989 David Leavitt: Equal Affections . ISBN 0-670-821977 page 215:
* ~1593 William Shakespeare: Richard III: Act V, Scene III :
As nouns the difference between zerbert and herbert
is that zerbert is the sound that occurs where someone places the mouth against skin and blows, imitative of the sound of flatulence while herbert is (slang|punk subculture) a working-class youth.zerbert
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Originally on The Cosby Show back in the 80's. Rudy spelled it ZRBTT.Synonyms
* raspberryherbert
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Proper noun
(en proper noun)- Herbert , Sydney, Milton, Seymour. You know, all the time I was growing up I thought those were the most ordinary Jewish first names, until someone pointed out that they were British last names. I guess to my great-grandparents those names must have sounded so modern, so sophisticated, so - non-Eastern European. And now they're just Uncle Miltie, Uncle Sy, Uncle Herb. Do other people have Uncle Donne and Uncle Wordsworth?
- And you, Sir Walter Herbert , stay with me.