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    [Verb]  | "tar*ry" | \ ˈter-ē \


    1: to delay or be tardy in acting or doing

    2: to linger in expectation : wait

    3: to abide or stay in or at a place


    Origin: 14th century ;

     Middle English tarien;

    [Noun]  | "tarry" 


    1: stay, sojourn


    Origin: 14th century ;

    [Adjective]  | "tar*ry" | \ ˈtär-ē \


    1: of, resembling, or covered with tar


    Origin: 1552 ;

    [Noun]  | "tarry" 


    1: a temporary residing as another's guest;


      * e.g., " ... a fable about the tarry of two Americans in a Scottish village that every century magically comes into existence for a day "



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    [Verb]  | "tarry" 


    1: to continue to be in a place for a significant amount of time;


      * e.g., " ... upon seeing the sun beginning to sink in the sky, we realized we had tarried too long on the summit of the mountain "





    2: to move or act slowly;


      * e.g., " ... the dean tarried in making his decision, still not sure if he should suspend the student or not "





    3: to reside as a temporary guest;


      * e.g., " ... he tarried with us all summer, sleeping on the screened-in porch most nights "



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    [Verb]  | "tarry (in)" 


    [Adjective]  | "tarry" 


    1: as in pitchy;




     [ "tarry" ]

    1: in black churches, to "tarry" means to give praise, speak in tongues or shout.

      * e.g.,  ... We tarried all night in service this week! I feel so good, I have to tarry when I get to service. 

     [ "tarry" ]

    1: related through a common latin relative to "tardy", tarry means to stay in one place, probably for no good reason.

      * e.g.,  ... let's not tarry in this popsicle stand. 

     [ "Tarris" ]

    1: The sexiest motherfucker alive. No one known to man is sexier periodt. Also is great at Fortnite Also refered to as Slug

      * e.g.,  ... Aye bro I just hung out with Tarris 

     [ "Tarry" ]

    1: An amazing couple that is literally meant to be. They were good friends from a young age, and grew to be closer through the years resulting a classic 'I fell in love with my bestfriend' love story. <3

      * e.g.,  ... Zendaya: Tarry's are meant to be. Tom Holland: What's that? 

     [ "tarries" ]

    1: Cheapest weed on the market.

      * e.g.,  ... I've only got some tarries to smoke. 


     [ "tarries" ]

    2: Worst weed on the market.

      * e.g.,  ... I only have a small amount of money, lets go get some tarries. 


     [ "tarries" ]

    3: I have no money and am desperate for a joint type of weed.

      * e.g.,  ... This tarries is worse than i thought. 

     [ "tarrie" ]

    1: Smoker. Possibly derived from tar-lungs or similar.

      * e.g.,  ... I had to wait for the bus standing up cos some tarrie was breathing smoke all over the shelter. 


     [ "tarrie" ]

    2: Pronounced Tah Ree, emphasis on the first syllable.

     [ "tarry rope" ]

    1: The stool deposited the day after a heavy night drinking Guinness, named for its black, sticky quality and unbroken length.

      * e.g.,  ... Yer man there'll be having the tarry rope tomorrow, no doubt. 

     [ "Stevey Tarry" ]

    1: Rhyming slang used in some areas of south wales. meaning: to do something disgusting

      * e.g.,  ... Guy 1: Oh my god, I cant believe he slept with her. Guy 2: He just pulled a bare stevey tarry 

     [ "Tarry-bowl" ]

    1: A very small bowl of weed, typically loaded by a stingy smoker.

      * e.g.,  ... "Damn bro I barely got a hit, I'm tired of smoking tarry-bowls" 

     [ "jay tarri" ]

    1: Noob that is depressed and got rejected by his dad.

      * e.g.,  ... Lol: jay tarri 

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