Berserkeley
Berserkeley proper noun: nickname for Berkeley: a city in Alameda County, California, United States; or the University of California campus located there, both having a reputation for progressive or radical politics.
Proper noun
Berserkeley
- Nickname for Berkeley: a city in Alameda County, California, United States; or the University of California campus located there, both having a reputation for progressive or radical politics.
- “Your car, your”—he does a Hollywood SS officer accent—“‘Volkswagen.’ What’s its name?”
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“An ex-Berserkeley Beatnik boyfriend named it. After Jerry Garcia, y’ know, the Grateful Dead man. He abandoned it at my dorm when its engine sent a gasket through the back...2004, David Mitchell, “Half-Lives: The First Luisa Rey Mystery”, in Cloud Atlas, →ISBN, page 131
- “Your car, your”—he does a Hollywood SS officer accent—“‘Volkswagen.’ What’s its name?”
Forms of Berserkeley
| alternative form | Berzerkeley |
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Origin of Berserkeley
Blend of berserk + Berkeley.
Questions about Berserkeley
- What does Berserkeley mean?
- Berserkeley means nickname for Berkeley: a city in Alameda County, California, United States; or the University of California campus located there, both having a reputation for progressive or radical politics.
- What part of speech is Berserkeley?
- Berserkeley is a proper noun.
Words near Berserkeley in the dictionary
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