Definition of "Gary"

Gary¹

/ˈɡæɹɪ/

proper noun
countable and uncountable, plural Garys
1. A surname from Middle English [in turn originating as a patronymic].
2. A male given name transferred from the surname, popular from the 1940s to the 1970s.
  Quotations
  Dressed up like a million dollar trooper / Trying hard to look like Gary Cooper
  1930, Irving Berlin (lyrics and music), “Puttin' On The Ritz”
  "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."
  1964, Anne Tyler, If Morning Ever Comes, Severn House, published 1983, page 52
3. A number of places in the United States:
  1. A city in Lake County, Indiana, named after Elbert Henry Gary.
    Quotations
    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--
    1957 December 19, Meredith Willson (lyrics and music), “Gary, Indiana”, in The Music Man
  2. A neighbourhood of Tampa, Florida.
  3. An unincorporated community in Howard County, Maryland.
  4. A minor city in Norman County, Minnesota, named after Garrett L. Thorpe.
  5. A city in Deuel County, South Dakota.
  6. A minor city in McDowell County, West Virginia, named after Elbert Henry Gary, and incorporated in 1971.

Gary²

/ˈɡæɹɪ/

noun
plural Garys
1. shortened form of Gary Glitter (“anus”).