Gorey

American  

[gawr-ee] / ˈgɔr i /

noun

1. Edward (St. John), 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.

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Gorey British  

/ ˈɡɔːrɪ /

noun

1. Edward St John . 1925–2000, US illustrator and author, noted for his bizarre humour in such works as The Unstrung Harp (1953) and The Wuggly Ump (1963)

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Example Sentences

A business owner in Gorey has told the BBC that the cost of eggs she bought had more than doubled over the last three years.

From BBC • May 26, 2026

They all may as well have sprung from the combined neo-gothic conjurings of Edward Gorey and Harold Pinter.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 6, 2026

But Edward Gorey is an artist that I’d been looking at since I was very little — 3, 4, 5, 6.

From New York Times • Aug. 9, 2022

"Energy markets remain laden with specific supply risks that makes being short a nervy experience," Commonwealth Bank commodities analyst Tobin Gorey said.

From Reuters • Jul. 4, 2022

Mam is gone when I wake but there’s movement in the room and it’s the priest, Father Gorey, from the Confraternity saying Mass at a table in the corner.

From "Angela's Ashes: A Memoir" by Frank McCourt