- merry
- drunkCheerful, but not offensive. A venerable usage but still current.
How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms. R. W. Holder. 2014.
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Merry — (engl.) bedeutet „fröhlich“, „lustig“, „scherzhaft“, „heiter“. Merry ist der Familienname folgender Personen: Alfonso Merry del Val y Zulueta (1864–1943), spanischer Diplomat Domingo Merry del Val y Zulueta (1866–1935), spanischer… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Merry — Mer ry, a. [Compar. {Merrier}; superl. {Merriest}.] [OE. merie, mirie, murie, merry, pleasant, AS. merge, myrige, pleasant; cf. murge, adv.; prob. akin to OHG. murg, short, Goth. gama[ u]rgjan to shorten; cf. L. murcus a coward, who cuts off his… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Merry — may refer to: Happy Alcohol intoxication Merry (surname) Merry (EP), an EP by Gregory Douglass Merry (song), a song by American power pop band Magnapop Meriadoc Brandybuck, from The Lord of the Rings Merry Pemberton, from various DC Comics Merry… … Wikipedia
merry — merry, blithe, jocund, jovial, jolly mean indicating or showing high spirits or lightheartedness often in play and laughter. Merry implies a gay, cheerful temper or mood and uninhibited enjoyment of frolic, festivity, or fun of any sort {a… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
Merry (EP) — Merry EP by Gregory Douglass Released November 2009 Genre Indie rock, acoustic, rock, holiday … Wikipedia
merry — (adj.) O.E. myrge pleasing, agreeable, pleasant, sweet; pleasantly, melodiously, from P.Gmc. *murgijaz, which probably originally meant short lasting, (Cf. O.H.G. murg short, Goth. gamaurgjan to shorten ), from PIE *mreghu short (see BRIEF (Cf.… … Etymology dictionary
Merry — f English: originally apparently an assimilated form of MERCY (SEE Mercy). In Dickens s novel Martin Chuzzlewit (1844), Mr Pecksniff s daughters CHARITY (SEE Charity) and Mercy are known as Cherry and Merry. Nowadays the name is usually bestow … First names dictionary
merry — ► ADJECTIVE (merrier, merriest) 1) cheerful and lively. 2) Brit. informal slightly drunk. ● make merry Cf. ↑make merry DERIVATIVES merrily a … English terms dictionary
merry — [mer′ē] adj. merrier, merriest [ME mery < OE myrge, pleasing, agreeable, akin to OHG murgi, short < IE base * mreĝhu , *mrĝhu , short > Gr brachys, L brevis, short: basic sense “lasting a short time, seeming brief”] 1. full of fun and… … English World dictionary
Merry — Mer ry (m[e^]r r[y^]), n. (Bot.) A kind of wild red cherry. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
merry — index jocular Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
