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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

Example Sentences

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But he cruised into the Hall of Fame last December as the only person elected on an Era Committee ballot that included all-time home run leader Barry Bonds and seven-time Cy Young Award-winner Roger Clemens.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 25, 2026

Barry K. Goodwin is a nonresident senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute, where he focuses on U.S. agricultural policy and the federal crop insurance program.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 24, 2026

Chief Executive Barry Schneider told analysts the company has seen high,accelerated rates of all steel exports, even with the 50% U.S. tariff intended to keep foreign-made steel out of the U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026

When I was 11, I would lock myself in my room and play the James Bond soundtracks with those lethal John Barry melodies and the larger-than-life voices of Shirley Bassey and Nancy Sinatra.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 21, 2026

Here is what I imagined about Barry Wyndham.

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse

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

And barry of six argent and gules, with a canton ermine, is the coat of Apseley of Sussex.

From Notes and Queries, Number 65, January 25, 1851 by Various