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Derry

Der ry |ˈderē ˈdɛri | 1 see Londonderry. 2 a town in southeastern New Hampshire, southeast of Manchester; pop. 34,242 (est. 2008 ).

derry

derry |ˈdɛri | ▶noun (in phrase have a derry on ) Austral. /NZ informal have a strong dislike for. ORIGIN late 19th cent.: apparently from the song refrain derry down, used humorously for down in the sense ‘dislike ’.

Oxford Dictionary

Derry

Derry |ˈdɛri | see Londonderry.

derry

derry |ˈdɛri | ▶noun (in phrase have a derry on ) Austral. /NZ informal have a strong dislike for. ORIGIN late 19th cent.: apparently from the song refrain derry down, used humorously for down in the sense ‘dislike ’.