Larry

proper nounproper nouncommon in dialogue

United Kingdom//ˈlæ.ɹi//
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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.

proper noun

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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.
"Larry, name's Larry." I smiled, it was too ridiculous. He was worried about me calling him Lawrence instead of Larry with a rogue zombie climbing out of the dirt.
Wikipedia co-founder Larry Sanger is alleging that the online encyclopedia has a left-leaning bias and “a lot of problems,” and recently released a nine-point plan to fix it.

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slangThe real-person fiction ship of Louis Tomlinson and Harry Styles of the band One Direction.
"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.
Fan platforms often include some type of Larry fan fiction, fan art and detailed explanations of their fan theories.
Perhaps the most striking example of this intra-fandom antagonism comes in responses to Larry shippers.

Etymology

Blend of Louis + Harry.

Lark · A surname transferred from the nickname, from lark as a…Larkin · A surname.larry · A confused noise; an uproar; a hubbub.

Larry · 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.

Lars · A male given name from Latin occasionally given to…Larsen · A surname from Norwegian [in turn originating as a…Larson · A surname transferred from the given name.

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