Mayberry
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- proper noun
- /ˈmeɪbəri/
- US
- This is L.A., not Mayberry.
- Andy of Mayberry
- Mayberry RFD
- town of Mayberry
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Watch on YouTubeAnd we used to call him Opie for after Ronnie Howard and the sheriff of Mayberry or whatever it was 'cause he was extremely young looking.
- And we used to call him Opie for after Ronnie Howard and the sheriff of Mayberry or whatever it was 'cause he was extremely young looking.
- And you know, I used to, I go back sometimes and look at a Mayberry, you know, Andy Griffith show.
Examples
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Mike Ragsdale, who co-wrote the song, described the special communities along 30A by saying it "still has a sense of Mayberry" from the 1960s sitcom called "The Andy Griffith Show," which featured a charming, albeit somewhat eccentric, small country town.
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He unleashed Mayberry, NC, upon an unsuspecting populace in The Andy Griffith Show.
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Is that how it works in Mayberry?
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If only our city were like the safe setting in Mayberry.
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The police must take your statement, even in Mayberry.
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Well, I'm just doing my job, protecting the folks here in Mayberry.
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You got subways out here in Mayberry?
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Uh, I think we've died and gone to Mayberry.
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The country is certainly a different place than it was when Andy Griffith was keeping the streets of Mayberry safe from pickpockets or settling disputes between feuding clans.
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In Mayberry, everyone knows each other's names and looks out for one another.
Synonyms
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A warm, friendly feeling in a small town where people know each other
A peaceful small-town feeling with friendly neighbors like in old TV shows
A peaceful, simple small town life where neighbors know and help each other
A way of life that values simple living and a close community in a small town
Idioms
A peaceful small-town feeling with friendly neighbors like in old TV shows
Compounds
- Informal
A friendly-looking person who secretly tricks others to gain power
Surface Forms
Etymology
Mayberry as the TV town was given a name that sounds gentle and small; you can think of May ('spring') and berry ('a small fruit') to picture warmth and simple life. That's why Mayberry now means an ideal, peaceful rural community.