Usually means: Argument or fight, often noisy.
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General (14 matching dictionaries)
  1. barney: Merriam-Webster.com
  2. barney: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. barney: Collins English Dictionary
  4. Barney, barney: Wordnik
  5. barney: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
  6. barney: Wiktionary
  7. barney: Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Ed.
  8. barney: Infoplease Dictionary
  9. barney: Dictionary.com
  10. Barney (British TV series), Barney (UK TV series), Barney (character), Barney (dog), Barney (film), Barney (given name), Barney (surname), Barney: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  11. Barney: Rhymezone
  12. Barney: E Cobham Brewer, The Reader's Handbook
  13. barney: Dictionary/thesaurus

Computing (2 matching dictionaries)
  1. barney: Free On-line Dictionary of Computing
  2. barney: Encyclopedia

Medicine (1 matching dictionary)
  1. online medical dictionary (No longer online)

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  1. baby names list (No longer online)

Slang (4 matching dictionaries)
  1. barney, barney, barney, barney, barney, barney, barney, barney: Green’s Dictionary of Slang
  2. barney, barney (rubble): English slang and colloquialisms used in the United Kingdom
  3. Barney: Dublin Slang and Phrasebook
  4. barney(s): Urban Dictionary

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  1. AUTOMOTIVE TERMS (No longer online)

Definitions from Wiktionary (
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American English Definition British English Definition
noun:  A male given name
noun:  A male given name transferred from the surname
noun:  A diminutive of the male given names Barnabas, Barnaby, Bernard, or Barnett.
noun:  A male given name from Old English
noun:  A surname
noun:  A surname transferred from the given name
noun:  A surname from Old English
noun:  A surname from Old English [in turn from placenames] from the place name Barney, Old English "barn/barley island".
noun:  A surname from Old English [in turn transferred from the given name]
noun:  A placename:
noun:  A village in Fulmodeston parish, North Norfolk district, Norfolk, England (OS grid ref TF9932).
noun:  A place in the United States:
noun:  An unincorporated community in Faulkner County, Arkansas.
noun:  An unincorporated community in Brooks County, Georgia.
noun:  An unincorporated community in Madison County, Iowa.
noun:  A minor city in Richland County, North Dakota.
noun:  (obsolete, UK, slang) A lark, a romp, some fun.
noun:  (obsolete, UK, slang) A hoax, a humbug, something that is not genuine, a rigged or unfair sporting contest.
noun:  (obsolete, Harvard University slang) A poor recitation.
noun:  (UK, Australia, slang) A noisy argument.
noun:  (UK, Australia, slang) A minor physical fight.
noun:  (US dialect, Boston) A student at Harvard University.
noun:  (film, television) Synonym of blimp (“soundproof cover for a video camera”)
adjective:  (obsolete, UK, slang) insane crazy, loony.
verb:  (obsolete, Harvard University slang) To recite badly; to fail.
verb:  (UK, Australia) To argue, to quarrel.
noun:  (US, pejorative slang) A police officer, usually one who is inferior or overzealous.

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