Definitions of Barney:
- name: A male given name (rare: 1 in 11111 males; popularity rank in the U.S.: #705)
- name: A surname (common: 1 in 16666 families; popularity rank in the U.S.: #2240)
- noun: A male given name transferred from the surname, and a diminutive of Barnabas, Barnaby, Bernard, or Barnett.
- noun: A diminutive of the male given names Barnabas, Bernard, or Barnett.
- noun: A surname from Old English based on the given names, or from the place name Barney, Old English "barn/barley island".
- noun: A city and village in North Dakota.
- noun: A village in Norfolk, England.
- 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 perceived as inferior or overzealous.
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