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countable and uncountable, plural Garys
A surname from Middle English [in turn originating as a patronymic]. examples
A male given name transferred from the surname, popular from the 1940s to the 1970s. quotations examples
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
A number of places in the United States:
A city in Lake County, Indiana, named after Elbert Henry Gary. quotations examples
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
A neighbourhood of Tampa, Florida. examples
An unincorporated community in Howard County, Maryland. examples
A minor city in Norman County, Minnesota, named after Garrett L. Thorpe. examples
A city in Deuel County, South Dakota. examples
A minor city in McDowell County, West Virginia, named after Elbert Henry Gary, and incorporated in 1971. examples
plural Garys
shortened form of Gary Glitter (“anus”). examples