Flannery

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proper noun

A surname from Irish.

OriginIrish Ó Flannabhra →
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Meanings

proper nounFlannery (plural Flannerys)

plural Flannerys · alternative Flanary · alternative Flanery

  1. A surname from Irish.

    Another ad features Flannery stealing a “Scranton Margarita,” which the chain will sell for $5 nationwide for one day only on April 7 to celebrate the opening of the Scranton branch.

    2025 March 26, Jordan Valinsky, “Chili’s is opening a retro restaurant in Scranton that celebrates ‘The Office’”, in CNN Business, archived from the original on 16 Apr 2025
  2. bridgeA convention using a 2♦ opening bid to show a hand of minimal opening bid strength (11-15 high card points) with exactly four spades and five (or sometimes six) hearts.

Origin

  1. IrishÓ Flannabhra“descendant of Flannabhra”
  2. EnglishFlannery

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Flannabhra (“descendant of Flannabhra”), a personal name derived from flann (“blood red”) + abhra (“eyebrow”). The bridge convention was invented by American player William (Bill) L. Flannery.

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APA

Flannery. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Flannery

MLA

“Flannery.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Flannery. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Flannery,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Flannery.

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