I though I'd try to be helpful and look it up -
Didn't really help....here's what the Time Out handy guide to some of the most useful everyday slang terms has to say:
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2. 'Barry'
Definition: Good
In a sentence: 'That poem about the changing seasons was well barry, pal.'
The opposite of shan. As simple as to remember how good and bad mean different things.
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OK ...not terribly helpful in determining origin and in no sense helped by this next bit:
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7. 'Radge'
Definition: Suggestive of madness or insanity (cf. 'mental'). Can be used as noun or adjective.
In a sentence: 'Here comes that radge fae Morningside.' / 'Ma mum went pure radge when I got home.'
Is usually the counterpoint to 'barry' when referring to 'gadgies' - if someone is not a 'barry gadgie', they are more often than not a 'radge gadgie'.
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At this point I should say, I haven't yet found a definition of gadgie.
[eta] apologies, there it is casually mentioned in the definition of another word. It's like 'guy'. That makes more sense now.