barney

¹

[ bahr-nee ]

noun

, plural bar·neys.

1. Informal.
   1. an argument.
   2. a prizefight.
   3. a fight or brawl.
   4. a blunder or mistake.
2. a small locomotive used in mining and logging.
3. 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 ]

noun

1. a male given name, form of Bernard.

barney

/ ˈbɑːnɪ /

noun

1. a noisy argument

verb

1. to argue or quarrel

Word History and Origins

Origin of barney¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of barney¹

C19: of unknown origin

Example Sentences

A motley crew of former sailors led by Commodore Joshua Barney mounted the only real resistance to the British.

From The Daily Beast

Barney is blown into some nearby rapids and the new expendables are taken as prisoners.

From The Daily Beast

This week, text messages were leaked between reality star Tamra Barney and her ex-husband as well as her teen daughter.

From The Daily Beast

The messages have proved embarrassing to Barney as she continues an ongoing custody battle.

From The Daily Beast

Meanwhile, Barney is living in a completely different show than his former co-patriots.

From The Daily Beast

They slept, or appeared to sleep, for some time; nobody stirring but Barney, who rose once or twice to throw coals upon the fire.

From Project Gutenberg

Oliver retained his stool by the fire; and Barney, wrapped in a blanket, stretched himself on the floor, close outside the fender.

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There was a game of foot-ball just about to begin, and Barney was conceded to be the best kicker for his size in all Hackerton.

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Barney did not even wait to ask the name of his prize, but put a crew on board and bade them make all haste to Philadelphia.

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Captain Barney at once signaled his merchant ships to make all haste up the bay.

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