Barry

[ bar-ee ]

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 male given name: from an Irish word meaning “spear.”

barry

¹

/ ˈbærɪ /

noun

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

Barry

²

noun

1. ˈbærɪ BarrySir Charles17951860MEnglishARCHITECTURE: architect Sir Charles . 1795–1860, English architect: designer of the Houses of Parliament in London
2. See du Barry
   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

Barry

³

/ ˈbærɪ /

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of Barry¹

rhyming slang for shocker

Example Sentences

Luci’s co-founders, Jered and Barry Dean, started the firm in 2017 after researching ways to improve life in a power wheelchair for Barry’s daughter, Katherine.

From Washington Post

While Barry was already there when the storm struck, it’s his conduct afterward that rubbed many the wrong way.

From Washington Post

“I’m thrilled to be joining ProPublica to further its mission of producing high-quality investigative journalism that holds the powerful to account,” Barry said.

From ProPublica

After breakfast, we packed up and went over to the coast, to the highly recommended Horsfall Beach, which, if Barry had ever set foot on since 1975, it was only in a nightmare.

From Outside Online

In 2015, the private-equity firm North Castle Partners, which invests in Barry’s Bootcamp, Crunch Fitness, and Equinox, inked a deal with BKB.

From Outside Online

Barry showed me his room—a one bedroom with a killer view of Riverbank State Park and the Hudson.

From The Daily Beast

Random House is also covering the legal fees of an innocent man called Barry who was caught up in the storm.

From The Daily Beast

Random House agreed that all future editions of the book will state that “Barry” was a pseudonym.

From The Daily Beast

In “Barry,” an essay in Not That Kind of Girl, Dunham describes being sexually assaulted.

From The Daily Beast

Nolte's Breitbart report on Dunham's "Barry" reeks of obliviousness.

From The Daily Beast

They are unique; that lady there is the Du Barry—a portrait worth, alone, six thousand francs.

From Project Gutenberg

Bill Barry's statement that the cru-colored bovine was "lively" and could outrun his sorrel mare was, at least founded upon fact.

From Project Gutenberg

Bill Barry's taunt about cash payment touched the pride of some, but the outcome of the matter was predestined from the beginning.

From Project Gutenberg

Captain Barry, you may be sure, was not much pleased at this, for he was one of the men who love to be where fighting is going on.

From Project Gutenberg

By this time Captain Barry was tired enough of being penned up, and he made up his mind by hook or crook to get out of his cage.

From Project Gutenberg