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Gary

proper noun

  1. male given name
  2. place name
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈɡæɹ.ɪ/ / /ˈɡæɹ.i/ / /ˈɡɛɹ.i/

name

Etymology: Medieval short form of Germanic compound names beginning with gari or geri ("spear"), such as Gerard, Garrett, Gerald, or Gerbert. Cognate with the Scottish and Irish name Garaidh. Sometimes also a short form of Gareth. 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.

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

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

    “"Gary's an awful name. Whatever he's like. It reminds me of a G.I. man with a crew cut, and 'Mom' tattooed on his chest, and lots of pin-up pictures on his wall."”

  2. A surname from Middle English [in turn originating as a patronymic]; variant form Garry.
  3. Numerous places in the United States:

    “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--”

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noun

Etymology: Ellipsis of Gary Glitter.

  1. Synonym of Gary Glitter (“anus”).

    “He did him up the Gary, he did.”