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

Example Sentences

Juan Pablo Angel scored and Gareth Barry converted two penalties in a 3-0 victory for the visitors.

From BBC

Thierno Barry took his goal ever so well for their winner.

From BBC

When you watch Barry closely, he is frustrating sometimes but he is a real nuisance and he is so good in the air.

From BBC

“It doesn’t have that much meaning to me,” says frontman Barry Johnson, who often walked past this building to a former day job during the band’s early days.

From Los Angeles Times

“As a writer who has almost always used too many words in his songs, I just truly admire Barry’s elegance and economy of words,” says Gurewitz, who compares Johnson’s songwriting to Ernest Hemingway and Tim Armstrong.

From Los Angeles Times