Search Details

Word: barney (lookup usage) (lookup stats)


Meaning:

Noun:

  • British|slang A minor physical fight.
  • British|slang A noisy argument.

Source: Wiktionary | Src Info »

Proper noun:

  • male|from=surnames, and a diminutive of Barnabas, Barnaby, Bernard, or Barnett.
  • from=Old English|dot= based on the given names, or from the place name Barney, ang "barn/barley island".

Source: Wiktionary | Src Info »

Verb:

  • British|slang To argue, to quarrel.

Source: Wiktionary | Src Info »