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Barry

noun

  1. Sir Charles, 1795–1860,
    English architect.
  2. John, 1745–1803,
    American naval commander in the Revolution.
  3. Leonora Marie Kearney Mother Lake, 1849–1930,
    U.S. labor leader and social activist, born in Ireland.
  4. Philip, 1896–1949,
    U.S. playwright.
  5. a first name: from an Irish word meaning “spear.”

/ ˈbærɪ /

noun

  1. a port in SE Wales, in Vale of Glamorgan county borough on the Bristol Channel. Pop: 50 661 (2001)

noun

  1. ˈbærɪ
    BarrySir Charles17951860MEnglishARCHITECTURE: architect
    Sir Charles . 1795–1860, English architect: designer of the Houses of Parliament in London
  2. bari
    BarryComtesse du
    Comtesse du .
    See du Barry
  3. BarryJohn19332011MBritishMUSIC: composer of film scores John, real name John Barry Prendergast. 1933–2011, British composer of film scores, including several for films in the James Bond series

/ ˈbærɪ /

noun

  1. slang.
    a mistake or blunder; a disappointing performance

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Word History and Origins

Origin of Barry1

rhyming slang for

shocker

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Example Sentences

Elsewhere, Dimitri van den Bergh finished runner-up to Littler after a 5-1 demolition of Keane Barry while Mike De Decker claimed a 5-0 whitewash over Michael Smith to secure second spot in Group E.

Kateryna has lived with sponsors near Cowbridge and a hostel in Barry and said the new location of her home is "a dream".

Jonathan Tippins from Barry said: "As a Welsh speaker I am happy to watch the Rugby on S4C, but I always watch the sport with non Welsh speaking friends and family, so reluctantly I’ve paid for TNT."

But they waited until lighthouse keeper, Barry Miller, arrived before they opened it.

He was accompanied by his eldest sister Maryanne Trump Barry, a US federal judge, who has regularly visited her cousins on Lewis.