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huckleberry above a persimmon

huckleberry above a persimmon phrase: someone or something that is better than others.

Phrase

huckleberry above a persimmon

  1. (US, idiomatic) Someone or something that is better than others.
    • "He's a huckleberry above a persimmon, for sure," Katherine said, following her gaze. "I hear tell he broke a lot of hearts in San Antone when he married you."2001, Cynthia Sterling, A Husband by Law, page 48

Questions about huckleberry above a persimmon

What does huckleberry above a persimmon mean?
Huckleberry above a persimmon means someone or something that is better than others.
What part of speech is huckleberry above a persimmon?
Huckleberry above a persimmon is a phrase.

Words near huckleberry above a persimmon in the dictionary

  1. huckleback
  2. hucklebacks
  3. huckleberried
  4. huckleberries
  5. huckleberry
  6. huckleberry above a persimmon
  7. huckleberry above one's persimmon
  8. Huckleberry Finn
  9. huckleberrying
  10. hucklebone
  11. hucklebones

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