As a noun barry
is (heraldry) a field divided transversely into several equal parts, and consisting of two different tinctures interchangeably disposed.
As an adjective barfy is
(informal) resembling vomit in colour, texture, etc.
barry
English
Etymology 1
Anglicized form of (etyl) Barra, short form of Fionnbharr, from .
Proper noun
(
en proper noun)
, sometimes also used as a diminutive of Bartholomew.
derived from the given name, or from place names in Scotland and Wales.
Derived terms
* Diminutives: Baz, Bazza
Quotations
* 1844 , , The Luck of Barry Lyndon (University of Michigan Press, 1999, ISBN 047211042X), page 44
*: I remembered that I had signed the documents Barry' Redmond instead of Redmond '''Barry'''; but what else could I do? - - - "Hark ye, Mr Fitzsimons," said I; "I will tell you why I was obliged to alter my name - which ''is'' ' Barry , and the best name in Ireland.
Etymology 2
Proper noun
(
en proper noun)
Any of a number of places, including a coastal town near Cardiff in Wales, United Kingdom.
References
* Patrick Hanks and Flavia Hodges: A Concise Dictionary of First Names. Oxford University Press 2001.
barfy
English
Adjective
(
en adjective)
(informal) Resembling vomit in colour, texture, etc.
(informal) Inclined to vomit; sick.
(informal) Vile; contemptible
(informal) disgusting.
Anagrams
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