Berserkeley

English Alternative forms en Berzerkeley Etymology en berserk Berkeley. Proper noun en slang humorous en @nickname for:Berkeley city co/Alameda County s/California c/United States 1 ; or the University of California, Berkeley University of California campus located there, both having a reputation for progressive or radical politics. en 2004 David Mitchell Cloud Atlas Half-Lives: The First Luisa Rey Mystery 131 978-0-676-97494-2 “Your car, your”—he does a Hollywood SS officer accent—“‘Volkswagen.’ What’s its name?”[...]“[...] It’s Garcia.”[...]“An ex-Berserkeley Beatnik boyfriend named it. After Jerry Garcia, y’ know, the Grateful Dead man. He abandoned it at my dorm when its engine sent a gasket through the back around the time he dumped me for a cheerleader. Cheesy, but true.”