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larry

1

[ lar-ee ]

noun

, plural lar·ries.
  1. a hoe with a perforated blade for mixing mortar or plaster.


larry

2

[ lar-ee ]

noun

, plural lar·ries.

Larry

3

[ lar-ee ]

noun

  1. a male given name, form of Lawrence, Laurence.

Larry

/ ˈlærɪ /

noun

  1. happy as Larry or as happy as Larry informal.
    extremely happy
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of larry1

First recorded in 1850–55; of obscure origin
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Word History and Origins

Origin of larry1

of uncertain origin
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Example Sentences

In July, she decided to unload the entire enterprise, now called Paramount Global, to the Larry Ellison family.

The scope of SinoProbe II—successor to SinoProbe I, a coarser survey that ran from 2008–16—“is mind-boggling,” says Larry Brown, a geophysicist at Cornell University.

The closest thing hip-hop can claim to a Larry David figure, Staples thrives in these awkward moments; his music is all about peeling back the veneer of social tradition to reveal the ugliness that lurks beneath.

Famed boxing promoter Don King labeled Gerry Cooney the great white hope in promoting Cooney’s fight with then-champ Larry Holmes.

From Salon

One of of the most famous cases was that of Larry Nassar, a former doctor to the elite athletes of USA Gymnastics who was convicted of sexual assault in 2017.

From BBC

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