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Merry - definition and meaning
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proper noun surname . Originally a nickname for a merry person.proper noun given name from the adjective, also a diminutive of Mary and Mercy .proper noun given name , a diminutive of Meredith .
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"What fun I'll have over there," thought Jill, watching the merry scene with intense interest, and wondering if the little girls she saw were as nice as Molly and Merry .
Jack And Jill Alcott, Louisa May, 1832-1888 1902
"What fun I'll have over there," thought Jill, watching the merry scene with intense interest, and wondering if the little girls she saw were as nice as Molly and Merry .
Jack and Jill Louisa May Alcott 1860
If you're a marketer and care about the political correctness of the phrase "Merry Christmas", you've already lost.
Forbes.com: News Paul Jankowski 2011
However much she fooled and flirted, he had an unshakable faith in her cleanness and sweetness, and if he continued to let her alone, to get fed up with what she called the Merry -go-round, she would one day come home and begin all over again.
Who Cares? a story of adolescence Cosmo Hamilton 1910
Just eight retailers are left on the group's list of " Washington D.C. favor using the phrase "Merry Christmas" over "Happy Holidays" according to a according to an article in Politico:
Forbes.com: News Paul Jankowski 2011
Out of the 125 bikers traveling to Brownsville, Olen Merry is the only Vietnam P.O.W. He met most of the riders on Sunday, and he is proud to be honored with his fellow veterans.
Heroes or Villains? 2010
The best way to take in Merry Wives of Windsor is via Giuseppe Verdi!
Eleventh Night deliasherman 2010
Heck, I'll even write in "Merry Christmas" (or whatever holiday you like!) and throw in a signed bookmark.
Books are BEST! p_n_elrod 2008
Merry is often interchangeable with gay: a merry disposition; a merry party; it suggests, even more than the latter, convivial animated enjoyment.
Busted Up For Dogmeat. « POLICE INSPECTOR BLOG Inspector Gadget 2008
But it seems that hunting is making something of a comeback in Merry Olde England.
Populist Poachers? Dave Hurteau 2008
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