Horry

adj, name

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Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    impure; unclean; disgustingly dirty; foul dialectal
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname.
  2. 2
    A diminutive of the male given name Horace.

Synonyms

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clartydirtyfilthygrubbyunclean

Etymology

From Middle English hory, hoory, from Old English horiġ, horhiġ (“foul, unclean”), from Proto-West Germanic *hurhwīg, from Proto-Germanic *hurhwīgaz (“foul, filthy, soiled, unclean”). Cognate with Middle High German horwig, horwic, horig, horg (“muddy, filthy”).

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