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. — marafon

  2. Mennad was watching "Barney and Friends".

  3. Sami was watching Barney in his spare time.

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

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

1 synonyms

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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