English

Proper noun

Larry

1. 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.
   • 1998 Carol Shields: Larry's Party. Penguin 1998. ISBN 0140266771 page 254:

     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.

   • 2002 Laurell K. Hamilton: Circus of the Damned. JOVE 2002. ISBN 0515134481 page 149:

     "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.

Derived terms

• happy as Larry
• Larry Dooley

English

Noun

larry ‎(plural larries)

1. Alternative form of lorry