Larry

//ˈlæ.ɹi// name, noun, slang

name, noun, slang ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Dated form of lorry. alt-of, dated

    "In order that these very important mails might not be unnecessarily delayed, we procured an express engine, and having, as is customary in such cases, fastened those for Manchester and the North on a larry between the engine and the Post-office, they being too bulky to travel in the latter, we departed at 8.10, […] On our arrival at the next station, Crewe, we were much alarmed at the intelligence received from the engineer, that one of the bags on the larry, which proved to be the Carlisle, was on fire: […]"

  2. 2
    A confused noise; an uproar; a hubbub. British, dialectal, uncountable

    ""That was all a part of the larry!"

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A diminutive of the male given name Laurence or Lawrence, popular as a male given name in the U.S. in the 1940s and the 1950s.

    "No one gets named Larry anymore. It's had it as a name. Think of someone called Larry and you automatically conjure up a guy drinking beer in a sixties rec room."

  2. 2
    The real-person fiction ship of Louis Tomlinson and Harry Styles of the band One Direction. slang

    ""Larry" shippers even make evidence videos on YouTube to try to prove that they are actually a couple, showing a more extreme side of shipping."

Synonyms

All synonyms
larrikinlarry stylinson

Example

More examples

"Because he thought Fred's comment was tacky, Larry got up on his high horse."

Etymology

Blend of Louis + Harry.

Related phrases

Larry Dooleyhappy as Larrygiven name

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