huckleberry above a persimmon

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Someone or something that is better than others.

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Meanings

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  1. USidiomaticSomeone 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
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APA

huckleberry above a persimmon. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/huckleberry%20above%20a%20persimmon

MLA

“huckleberry above a persimmon.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/huckleberry%20above%20a%20persimmon. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “huckleberry above a persimmon,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/huckleberry%20above%20a%20persimmon.

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