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    barney
    /ˈbɑːni/

    noun

    • 1. a quarrel, especially a noisy one: informal British "we had a barney about his being drunk"

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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishBARNEY | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    noun [ C ] mainly UK informal uk / ˈbɑː.ni / us / ˈbɑːr.ni / Add to word list. a loud argument. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Arguments & disagreements. argument. argy-bargy. be (on) non-speakers idiom. belligerence. bickering. blow (someone/something) up. bust up. clash. conflict. contentiousness. cut and thrust idiom. ding-dong.

  3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › barneyBarney Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    Sep 17, 1999 · Barney is a British informal word for an angry argument or a boisterous good time. It may also refer to a small car used to push cars up a slope in a mine.

  4. www.dictionary.com › browse › barneyBARNEY Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    noun. , plural bar·neys. Informal. an argument. a prizefight. a fight or brawl. a blunder or mistake. a small locomotive used in mining and logging. Movie Slang. a heavily padded cover for a camera, used to reduce the camera noise so that it will not be picked up by the sound-recording equipment. Barney. 2. [ bahr -nee ] Phonetic (Standard)IPA.

  5. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryBARNEY | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    noun [ C ] mainly UK informal us / ˈbɑːr.ni / uk / ˈbɑː.ni / a loud argument. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Arguments & disagreements. argument. belligerence. bickering. blow up. conflict. contentiousness. contestable. counter-argument. ding-dong. disagreement. disharmony. dissension. feud. infighting. misunderstanding.

  6. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishBARNEY definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    2 meanings: 1. a noisy argument 2. mainly Australian and New Zealand to argue or quarrel.... Click for more definitions.

  7. www.theinertia.com › culture › here-are-3-theories-about-theHere Are 3 Theories About the Origin of the Word ‘Barney’

    Aug 31, 2016 · Popular belief holds that ‘Barney’ came about as a reference to someone being from the farm (i.e. living in a barn, being from the barnyard). In other words, not from the coast – someone...

  8. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › english › barneybarney noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes...

    Definition of barney noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.