barney

[ bahr-nee ]

noun,plural bar·neys.
  1. Informal.

    • an argument.

    • a prizefight.

    • a fight or brawl.

    • a blunder or mistake.

  2. a small locomotive used in mining and logging.

  1. 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.

Origin of barney

1
First recorded in 1860–65; perhaps special uses of Barney

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Other definitions for Barney (2 of 2)

Barney
[ bahr-nee ]

noun
  1. a male given name, form of Bernard.

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British Dictionary definitions for barney

barney

/ (ˈbɑːnɪ) informal /


noun
  1. a noisy argument

verb(intr)
  1. mainly Australian and NZ to argue or quarrel

Origin of barney

1
C19: of unknown origin

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