Meanings
harris1
- UKslanguncountableA dried preparation of the flowering tops or other parts of the cannabis plant used as a psychotropic drug.
I'd rather stay in with some harris than go to the pub after work tonight.
Harris2
plural Harrises
- countableAn English and Welsh surname originating as a patronymic.
In 1999 at Columbine High School in Littleton, Colorado, 18-year-old Eric Harris and 17-year-old Dylan Klebold killed 12 of their fellow students and a teacher before taking their own lives in the school library.
2012 April 3, Laura Smith-Spark, “Are mass killings on the increase? Criminologist says no”, in CNN, archived from the original on 14 Jun 20212 more examples
On Monday, Vice President Kamala Harris appeared on “The Drew Barrymore Show,” and in a lighthearted moment, explained — as she did during the last presidential election cycle — that in her blended family, her stepchildren affectionately call her Momala.
2024 May 1, Charles M. Blow, “Kamala Harris Isn’t Americans’ ‘Momala.’ She’s Our Vice President.”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 03 May 2024Her tone shift involved former Presidents Barack Obama and Bill Clinton lampooning their fellow ex-president as a figure of ridicule. Then Harris closed the trap with a line in her convention speech: “Trump is an unserious man. But the consequences … of putting Donald Trump back in the White House are extremely serious.”
2024 August 26, Stephen Collinson, “Trump’s personal attacks aren’t just who he is. They’re his strategy”, in CNN, archived from the original on 10 Sep 2024 - countableA male given name.
- A placename:
- countableuncountableA township in Lake Timiskaming, Timiskaming district, Northeastern Ontario, Northern Ontario, Ontario, Canada.
- countableuncountableA village in the Rural Municipality of Harris, Saskatchewan, Canada.
- countableuncountableA rural municipality of Saskatchewan, Canada.
- countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in North Township, Marshall County, Indiana.
- countableuncountableA minor city in Osceola County, Iowa.
- countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Anderson County, Kansas.
- countableuncountableA city in Chisago County, Minnesota.
- countableuncountableA minor city in Sullivan County, Missouri.
- countableuncountableA hamlet in Thompson, Sullivan County, New York.
- countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Rutherford County, North Carolina.
- countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Benton County, Oregon.
- countableuncountableA town in Marquette County, Wisconsin.
- countableuncountableAn abandoned settlement in Montserrat, destroyed by volcanic eruptions.
- abbreviationcountableellipsisuncountableEllipsis of Harris County.
Harris3
- uncountableThe southern and more mountainous part of Lewis and Harris, an island in the Outer Hebrides and Western Isles council area, Scotland.
Origin
harris · noun
* (rhyming slang): Ellipsis of harris tweed (“weed, marijuana”); from Harris tweed.
Full word history & related roots →Harris · proper noun
- Old FrenchHenri
- EnglishHarris
From Harry + -s (“patronymic suffix”). From Harry, a male given name derived from a Middle English pronunciation of Old French Henri.
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Full word history & related roots →Harris · proper noun
- Old Norsehærri“higher”
- Old Norsehérað“hundred (administrative district)”
- EnglishHarris
Uncertain. Perhaps from Old Norse hérað (“hundred (administrative district)”), or from Old Norse hærri (“higher”), referring to the high hills on the island, especially compared to Lewis.
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Full word history & related roots →Translations
Chinese Mandarin 哈里斯
- 哈里斯 (Hālǐsī)English surname
Greek Χάρις
- Χάρις (Cháris)English surname
Hindi हैरिस
- हैरिस (hairis)English surname
Russian Ха́ррис
- Ха́ррис (Xárris)English surname
Scottish Gaelic Hearadh
- Hearadhsouthern part of Lewis and Harris
Ukrainian Га́ррис
- Га́ррис (Hárrys)English surname
Vietnamese Ha-rít
- Ha-rítEnglish surname
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with harris
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Cite this entry
harris. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/harris
“harris.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/harris. Accessed November 2, 2026.
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