Huckleberry Edit Meaning

1.

"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

See kilo

2.

an ignorant country person, a bumpkin, a rube, someone ripe for the picking. When you encounter one on the road you say, hi Huck. Hence the name of Twain's character.

In the movie Tombstone when Doc says, I'm your huckleberry, he means I'm your fool, someone to be taken advantage of.

See rube, bumpkin, fool, hayseed, cornbread

3.

In Texas Hold 'Em, one who often catches the card that they need on the last card dropped (the River). If this happens often enough, they live on the "river," just like Huck Finn.

"Timmy, you %@#$! I can't believe you caught that ace on the river AGAIN. You're such a Huckleberry!

See poker, river, huckleberry, finn, texas hold 'em

4.

An person who, owing to weakness other inferiority, is forced to become another person's bitch.

Next time Craig talks shit to me, I'm going to beat his little ass and make him my huckleberry.

See stooge, whipping boy, clown, tool, yes-man, punk, bitch

5.

A fish or non-professional in a poker game.

The huckleberry in the three seat is down 3 g notes.

6.

from the latin phrase 'huckleberry hound' this means pound, as in £1.

can you lend me a huckleberry mate?

that will cost a huckleberry

See bob

7.

the art of mounting your lady with he on her side bottom leg out at 90 degrees, the other on top of one of your shoulders. while you are inserted you can play with the huckle(butt and anus) with one hand, and the berry (vagina)with the other.

My ole lady loves it when I finish with the huckleberry.