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Harry vs Gary - What's the difference?

harry | gary |

As proper nouns the difference between harry and gary

is that harry is , also used as a pet form of henry and harold while gary is .

harry

English

Verb

(en-verb)
  • To bother; to trouble.
    • We shall harry the enemy at every turn until his morale breaks and he is at our mercy.
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    • (Shakespeare)
  • To strip; to lay waste.
    • The Northmen came several times and harried the land.
  • * Washington Irving
    • to harry this beautiful region
  • * J. Burroughs
    • A red squirrel had harried the nest of a wood thrush.

    Synonyms

    * bother, disturb, harass, trouble, worry

    Derived terms

    * harrier ----

    gary

    English

    Proper noun

    (en proper noun)
  • A town in Indiana, and other US places named for persons with the surname Gary.
  • A city in South Dakota
  • , popular from the 1940s to the 1970s.

    • Quotations

    * 1957 Meredith Willson: The Music Man : Gary, Indiana ( a song) : *: Gary , Indiana! *: What a wonderful name! *: Named for Elbert Gary of judiciary fame. *: Gary , Indiana, as Shakespeare would say, *: Trips along softly on the tongue this way * 1964 Anne Tyler: If Morning Ever Comes . Severn House 1983. page 52: *: "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."

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