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.

1. larry car.

Larry

³

[ lar-ee ]

noun

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

Larry

/ ˈlærɪ /

noun

1. happy as Larry informal.
   happy as Larryas happy as Larry extremely happy

Word History and Origins

Origin of larry¹

First recorded in 1850–55; of obscure origin

Word History and Origins

Origin of larry¹

of uncertain origin

Example Sentences

It requires much more prep and the learning required to use this tech takes timeYes, Larry.

From Washington Post

I just knew what Larry was capable of doing in terms of being about to control his body, the way that he released and got into certain positions.

From Washington Post

And, it just so happened to be that it was a startup that found me and it was Sergey and Larry, the founders of Google, who wound up renting our house.

From Freakonomics

This past summer, I was finally running low on the bases, but Larry told me that he had another box of them prepared.

From Washington Post

When the siblings were growing up, Larry — who was born 11 months before Michael — was considered a better basketball player and regularly bested Michael in one-on-one games.

From FiveThirtyEight

Larry Kramer, the renowned activist and playwright, was invited to talk after a last minute cancelation.

From The Daily Beast

And for Larry Flynt, this might be a monumental opportunity to stick it to the dictator the best way he knows how.

From The Daily Beast

Then, a couple of years later, I learned that Scott [Alexander] and Larry [Karaszewski] had written a script.

From The Daily Beast

Lincoln Davis and John Barrow and Larry Kissell and Travis Childers and on and on it went.

From The Daily Beast

Scholar-activists Larry Lessig and Zephyr Teachout have recently been working to revive it.

From The Daily Beast

Larry was always proud and uppish, and carried his head a foot higher than his neighbours.

From Project Gutenberg

Jessie laughed in affected good humour, wondering all the while who Tommy and Larry might be.

From Project Gutenberg

From there you went to Larry's, in the Village, where you had a dinner engagement with a man named Lasseroe.

From Project Gutenberg

In the first half of the game Sobber's eleven got ten points, while Larry's team got nothing.

From Project Gutenberg

The two bobs lined up side by side, and Larry Colby gave the word to go.

From Project Gutenberg