Meaning

8 senses
  1. (Australia, UK, slang)A noisy argument.

  2. (Australia, UK, slang)A minor physical fight.

  3. (Boston, US, dialectal)A student at Harvard University.

  4. Synonym of blimp (“soundproof cover for a video camera”).

  5. (US, pejorative, slang)A police officer, usually one who is inferior or overzealous.

  6. (UK, obsolete, slang)A lark, a romp, some fun.

  7. (UK, obsolete, slang)A hoax, a humbug, something that is not genuine, a rigged or unfair sporting contest.

  8. (obsolete)A poor recitation.

Examples

4 sentences
  1. Barney was wounded seriously.

    ruБарни был серьёзно ранен.

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  2. Mennad was watching "Barney and Friends".

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  3. Sami was watching Barney in his spare time.

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  4. Singer and actress Selena Gomez started her career at age seven on the children's public television show "Barney and Friends."

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Origin

From the character Barney Fife on The Andy Griffith Show.

From the character Barney Fife on The Andy Griffith Show.

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Forms

plural: barneys
Singularbarney
Pluralbarneys

regular

Synonyms

4 synonyms
pigA1blimpor see Thesaurus:police officer
police officer:fed

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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