opry
Americannoun
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Etymology
Origin of opry
1910–15;
Example Sentences
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Nashville, grand ole soap opry that it is, imagines her as a doll possessed by an ambition so unholy that telekinetic powers are not totally out of the question.
From Slate • Oct. 10, 2012
While State police nipped the lynching, one wall of 80-year-old Piper's opry house collapsed on a spot where clusters of expensive Hollywood talent had been cavorting shortly before.
From Time Magazine Archive
“He prefers opry and ballerine shows,” Cleve teased.
From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy
When asked concerning this and its purpose, Scattergood replied that he wasn't made up in his mind what he would use it for, but likely it would be an "opry" house.
From Scattergood Baines by Kelland, Clarence Budington
Fust, the music they 've be'n singin' Will disgrace us mighty soon; It 's a cross between a opry An' a ol' cotillion tune.
From The Complete Poems of Paul Laurence Dunbar by Howells, William Dean
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