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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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Marieme Barry, 25, is one of the ones who made it in—and has no intention of testing her luck.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 5, 2026

In images from 2024, Sánchez-Lavega and amateur astronomers Trevor Barry and Jean-Paul Oger noticed a faint, wavy band near Saturn's south pole.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 3, 2026

Independent councillor Barry Monteith said people in the area were "dismayed".

From BBC ● Aug. 30, 2026

She hired an L.A.-based manager and recorded a single written by Barry Mann and Cynthia Weil, the husband-wife duo behind radio gold like The Righteous Brothers’ “You’ve Lost That Lovin’ Feelin.’”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 29, 2026

And then, as Barry was reaching for her favorite stuffed poodle, a wave of warm soup splashed across his lap.

From "I Survived Hurricane Katrina, 2005" by Lauren Tarshis

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

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

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

From Seattle Times ● Jan. 19, 2023

Very well, she is a youdg gal, ad a rich gal, ad a good-lookidg gal; you will dot barry her for sobe tibe, but you will barry her at last.

From The Witches of New York by Q. K. Philander Doesticks