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| dog·ber·ry [ dáwg bèrree, dóg bèrree ] (plural dog·ber·ries) or Dog·ber·ry [ dáwg bèrree, dóg bèrree ] (plural Dog·ber·ries) |
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self-important official: an unintelligent but self-important official
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| [Mid-19th century. After Dogberry, constable in Much Ado About Nothing by Shakespeare] |
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