derry

Interjection

1. (archaic) A meaningless refrain or chorus.
   • If that is so,
     Sing derry down derry!
     It's evident, very,
     Our tastes are one.1885, Gilbert & Sullivan, The Mikado

Noun

derry (uncountable)

1. (Australia, New Zealand) Dislike.

Proper noun capitalized: Derry

Derry (countable and uncountable, plural Derrys)

1. A city in northwestern Northern Ireland; also known as Londonderry.
   • There was music there in the Derry air / Like a language that we could all understand1973, Phil Coulter, “The Town I Loved So Well”
2. One of the traditional counties in northwestern Northern Ireland; known as County Derry, or officially as County Londonderry.
3. A town in Rockingham County, New Hampshire, United States.
4. A borough and township in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, United States.
5. A number of townships in Illinois (1) and Pennsylvania (4), United States, listed under Derry Township.
6. A surname.
7. A male given name.