THE FIRST WORD

harry

PRONUNCIATION:

(HAR-ee) 

MEANING:

verb tr., intr.:
1. To harass, attack, or annoy, especially repeatedly.
2. To raid or pillage.

ETYMOLOGY:

From Old English hergian. Ultimately from the Indo-European root koro- (war, host, army) which also gave us harbor, harbinger, herald, harness, hurry, and harangue. Earliest documented use: 1330.

USAGE:

"A campaign backed by the Polish government harries media outlets that carelessly say 'Polish death camps' (instead of 'Nazi German death camps in occupied Poland')."
Spit and Polish; The Economist (London, UK); Jun 16, 2012.