lairy — is widely used in Australia to mean either flashily dressed, showy or socially unacceptable . Lairy is thought to have come into Australian English around the end of the nineteenth century from the British slang term leery, meaning wide awake,… … Australian idioms
lairy — adjective a) vulgar and flashy Dont get lairy with me! b) touchy, aggressive or confrontational, usually while drunk Theres always been a weird duality at the heart of New Order … Wiktionary
lairy — UK [ˈleərɪ] / US [ˈlerɪ] adjective Word forms lairy : adjective lairy comparative lairier superlative lairiest British very informal bright or loud in an unpleasant way … English dictionary
lairy — /lair ee/, adj., lairier, lairiest. Australian Informal. of, pertaining to, or characteristic of a lair. [1905 10; appar. to be identified with Brit., esp. Cockney slang lairy cunning, knowing, conceited, resp. (repr. dial. pron.) of LEERY1] * *… … Universalium
Lairy — 1. flashy; exhibitionistic; 2. vulgar (from Cockney slang lairy wise, knowing, awake up) … Dictionary of Australian slang
lairy — Australian Slang 1. flashy; exhibitionistic; 2. vulgar (from Cockney slang lairy wise, knowing, awake up) … English dialects glossary
lairy — lai|ry [ˈleəri US ˈleri] adj BrE informal [Date: 1800 1900; Origin: leery doubtful, suspicious (18 20 centuries)] behaving in a way that is very loud, or with too much confidence ▪ He s a bit lairy, your friend Mick … Dictionary of contemporary English
lairy — • loud, brash. e.g.. He s a right lairy sod … Londonisms dictionary
lairy — /lair ee/, adj., lairier, lairiest. Australian Informal. of, pertaining to, or characteristic of a lair. [1905 10; appar. to be identified with Brit., esp. Cockney slang lairy cunning, knowing, conceited, resp. (repr. dial. pron.) of LEERY1] … Useful english dictionary
lairy — adj. of or pertaining to a lair; conceited (British Slang) … English contemporary dictionary
