barney

¹ American  

[bahr-nee] / ˈbɑr ni /

noun

plural

barneys

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.

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Barney ² American  

[bahr-nee] / ˈbɑr ni /

noun

1. a first name, form of Bernard.

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barney British  

/ ˈbɑːnɪ /

noun

1. a noisy argument

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verb

1. to argue or quarrel

Etymology

Origin of barney

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

Example Sentences

Amid the moss-draped live oaks and blooming pink and white azaleas, a person in a purple Barney dinosaur costume held a sign reading: “Dino’s for Democracy.”

From Los Angeles Times

Mason canceled his Christmas vacation plans in December 2008 to work on a deal to sell Citi’s prized wealth-management franchise, Smith Barney, to Morgan Stanley.

From The Wall Street Journal

The famous Barney Oldfield had driven this car last winter at Daytona Beach, Florida.

From Literature

The party was returning from a funeral when their horses drawing a Standard Wheel Company wagon shied at a near collision with a Bullet N°2 eight-cylinder racing car driven this past winter at Daytona Beach, Florida, by Barney Oldfield.

From Literature

Rapper T.I. will still perform at halftime, but the live recording of the Hawks AF Podcast featuring Gertz, T.I. and Magic City founder Michael Barney was canceled.

From Los Angeles Times