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  Barry

  noun

  Sir Charles, 1795–1860, English architect.
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  barry

  noun

  a mistake or blunder; a disappointing performance

Barry

American  

[bar-ee] / ˈbær i /

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.”

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Barry ¹ British  

noun

1. Sir Charles . 1795–1860, English architect: designer of the Houses of Parliament in London

2. Comtesse du . See du Barry

3. John, real name John Barry Prendergast. 1933–2011, British composer of film scores, including several for films in the James Bond series

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Barry ² British  

/ ˈbærɪ /

noun

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

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barry ³ British  

/ ˈbærɪ /

noun

1. slang a mistake or blunder; a disappointing performance

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Etymology

Origin of barry

rhyming slang for _shocker

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Now both Barry and Aisling are living in New Zealand, with Barry working as a conservation biologist and Aisling as a teacher - the imprint Molly left on their lives never went away.

From BBC ● Nov. 6, 2026

Barry has made a habit of celebrating every goal with some kind of viral dance move - and that was certainly the case on Friday night.

From BBC ● Nov. 6, 2026

Nee had been slated to take over from Barry Wolf, who led the firm for 16 years and was set to retire at the end of next year.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2026

Mary Cronin's children Barry and Aisling were still young when the family found a severely injured sea turtle buried beneath storm debris on an Irish beach.

From BBC ● Nov. 6, 2026

"If we win the contest, we'll have a different Jim and Barry ice cream every week!"

From "Scream for Ice Cream: Nancy Drew and the Clue Crew, #2" by Carolyn Keene

In “never leave without saying goodbye,” Seattle self-portraitist barry johnson examines the weight of grief.

From Seattle Times ● Mar. 19, 2024

Plus, various other new affordable housing developments and street redesigns will showcase public art by local artists like Ari Glass and barry johnson, adding to the wide-ranging collection of murals already present in the neighborhood.

From Seattle Times ● May 1, 2023

If you don’t know Federal Way-based artist barry johnson, right now may be your best chance.

From Seattle Times ● Jan. 19, 2023

The culmination of who barry johnson the artist is now hang on the walls of Winston Wächter’s west gallery.

From Seattle Times ● Jan. 19, 2023

The shield of barry wavy contains three crosslets, the peculiar sign of the cathedral.

From Scientific American Supplement, No. 488, May 9, 1885 by Various

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