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First published 2005 (SND, online supplement).
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BERRS, n.pl. In phr. the berrs, something very good, excellent.Gsw. 1988 Michael Munro The Patter Another Blast 6:
berrs, the berrs a term used to describe anything excellent: 'This lasagne's the berrs!' It may be that this is a shortened form of the similar expression the berries.Sc. 1994 Herald 23 Jul 20:
Mention the fact to big George Gilmour that fellow students referred to members of his faculty as "the berrs" and his chest swells with pride.
