cherry

Related to cherry: cherry tree

cherry

1. vulgar slang The hymen.
2. slang By extension, virginity (not necessarily a female's). A: "I can't believe he still hasn't lost his cherry!" B: "He says he's waiting for marriage."
3. slang A novice, especially in military combat. I was still a cherry when I was first sent into armed combat. I came back from that skirmish a lot older than when I went in.
4. slang Something that has not been used before or is in perfect condition. The machine was a cherry, as far as I could tell—practically brand new. I couldn't believe they were selling it so cheap.
5. slang Nonsense; foolish talk. The term comes from rhyming slang in which "cherry" is short for "cherry ripe," which rhymes with "tripe." Primarily heard in UK. You can't believe a word Ian says—he's always spouting some cherry. A: "You can take that cherry for what it's worth." B: "Nothing?" A: "Pretty much."
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

cherry

1. n. an inexperienced person; a novice. He’s just a cherry. He don’t know from nothing.
2. n. the hymen. (Usually objectionable.) You jerk! All you care about is scoring cherries!
McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions
See:
  • (as) red as a cherry
  • a bite at the cherry
  • a bite at/of the cherry
  • a bite of the cherry
  • a bowl of cherries
  • a second bite at the cherry
  • another bite at the cherry
  • another bite of the cherry
  • bowl of cherries
  • bowl of cherries, life is just a
  • burst (one's) cherry
  • burst (someone's) bubble
  • bust (one's) cherry
  • cherry
  • cherry on top
  • cherry ripe
  • cherry-boy
  • cherry-pick
  • desert cherry
  • life is (just) a bowl of cherries
  • life is a bowl of cherries
  • Life is just a bowl of cherries
  • lose (one's) cherry
  • lose your cherry
  • pop (one's) bubble
  • pop (one's) cherry
  • pop someone's cherry
  • pop the cherry
  • Pretty please with a cherry on top?
  • red as a cherry
  • second bite at the cherry
  • second bite of the cherry
  • sour cherry
  • sweet cherry
  • take (one's) cherry
  • take (one's) measure
  • the cherry on the cake
  • wild cherry
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According to Cherry, it will fully cooperate with the Economic Crime Authority in the investigation.
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The maraschino cherry has come of age, thanks to officials at Twisted Cherries, LLC, who have introduced a line of alcohol-infused cherries to the market.
The beverage giant said the two new items hitting retail store shelves nationwide are Sprite Cherry, which comes in an on-the-go 20-ounce PET bottle, and Sprite Cherry Zero, which brings consumers another zero-sugar, zero-calorie drink option.