Meaning of Barney | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A lark, a romp, some fun.
   UK, obsolete, slang
2. A police officer, usually one who is inferior or overzealous.
   US, pejorative, slang
3. A male given name:
   countable, uncountable
4. A male given name transferred from the surname.
   countable, uncountable
5. A hoax, a humbug, something that is not genuine, a rigged or unfair sporting contest.
   UK, obsolete, slang
6. A diminutive of the male given names Barnabas, Barnaby, Bernard, or Barnett.
   countable, uncountable
7. A poor recitation.
   obsolete
8. A male given name from Old English.
   countable, uncountable
9. A noisy argument.
   Australia, UK, slang
10. A surname:
    countable, uncountable
11. A surname transferred from the given name.
    countable, uncountable
12. A minor physical fight.
    Australia, UK, slang
13. A surname from Old English.
    countable, uncountable
14. A surname from Old English [in turn from placenames] from the place name Barney, Old English "barn/barley island".
    countable, uncountable
15. A student at Harvard University.
    Boston, US, dialectal
16. A surname from Old English [in turn transferred from the given name].
    countable, uncountable
17. Synonym of blimp (“soundproof cover for a video camera”).
18. A placename:
    countable, uncountable
19. A village in Fulmodeston parish, North Norfolk district, Norfolk, England (OS grid ref TF9932).
    countable, uncountable
20. A place in the United States:
    countable, uncountable
21. An unincorporated community in Faulkner County, Arkansas.
    countable, uncountable
22. An unincorporated community in Brooks County, Georgia.
    countable, uncountable
23. An unincorporated community in Madison County, Iowa.
    countable, uncountable
24. A minor city in Richland County, North Dakota.
    countable, uncountable

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Examples

“"Just keep it i' thy mind," entreated the other, as a sort of parting remembrance, "ut I won thee i' fair powell—one toss an' no barney.[…]"”

“Blackguardly barneys called boxing competitions.”

“Who would believe that Mr. Gladstone shammed being ill, and that Sir Andrew Clark issued false bulletins, and that the whole thing was a barney from beginning to end.”

“Gary and Mum went mental, and Gary phoned them up and had a right Barney with them.”

“‘They had a right barney,’ Dexter said with glee, between mouthfuls. ‘Bloke wouldn′t go. Said he′d write to his MP.’”

“‘[…]I bet there was a right barney over her wearing a dress that exposed the rose tattoo!’ Turner concluded with a laugh.”

“I got stuck in the middle of a real barney between a couple of tough coppers and a handful of hairy protesters, and I didn't enjoy it one single bit.”

“But he doesn't seem to be so — so angry all the time, and it's ages since he and Aunt Annie had a real barney, with flying fists and screechings, that sort of thing.”

“‘I heard this crash, like the door was being kicked in, and then a load of shoutin′ an′ crashin′ about, like someone was havin' a real barney.’”

“There goes that fuckin' Barney right now, with his fuckin' "skiin' trip." We should'a kicked that dude's ass.”

“You can create your own blimp or barney with anything that will deaden the camera noise, such as a changing bag, foam rubber, […]”

“She called the town Mayberry. She said Barney Fife was in charge.”

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