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Gary

//ˈɡæ.ɹɪ// name, noun

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Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A male given name from the Germanic languages, popular from the 1940s to the 1970s; variant form Garry. countable, uncountable

    "Dressed up like a million dollar trooper / Trying hard to look like Gary Cooper"

  2. 2
    A surname from Middle English [in turn originating as a patronymic]; variant form Garry. countable, uncountable
  3. 3
    Numerous places in the United States:; A city in Lake County, Indiana, named after American judge and businessman Elbert Henry Gary. countable, uncountable

    "Gary, Indiana! ¶ What a wonderful name ¶ Named for Elbert Gary of judiciary fame ¶ Gary, Indiana, as a Shakespeare would say ¶ Trips along softly on the tongue this way--"

  4. 4
    Numerous places in the United States:; A neighbourhood of Tampa, Florida. countable, uncountable
  5. 5
    Numerous places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Howard County, Maryland. countable, uncountable
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  1. 6
    Numerous places in the United States:; A minor city in Norman County, Minnesota, named after Garrett L. Thorpe. countable, uncountable
  2. 7
    Numerous places in the United States:; A city in Deuel County, South Dakota. countable, uncountable
  3. 8
    Numerous places in the United States:; A minor city in McDowell County, West Virginia, named after American judge and businessman Elbert Henry Gary. countable, uncountable
  4. 9
    Numerous places in the United States:; Ellipsis of Gary City: a town in Panola County, Texas, United States. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, ellipsis, uncountable
Noun
  1. 1
    Synonym of Gary Glitter (“anus”).

    "He did him up the Gary, he did."

Etymology

Etymology 1

Medieval short form of Germanic compound names beginning with gari or geri ("spear"), such as Gerard, Gerald, or Gerbert. Cognate with the Scottish and Irish name Garaidh. The popularity of the given name in the 20th century is due to the American actor Gary Cooper, whose stage name was invented by his agent, a native of Gary, Indiana.

Etymology 2

Ellipsis of Gary Glitter.

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