Definitions for Barney

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Barney bar·ney

Spelling: [bahr-nee]

IPA: /ˈbɑr ni/

Barney is a 6 letter English word.

You can make 123 anagrams from letters in Barney (abenry).

Definitions for Barney

noun

1. Informal. an argument. a prizefight. a fight or brawl. 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.
4. a male given name, form of Bernard.
5. Berna Eli [bur-nuh] /ˈbɜr nə/ (Show IPA), ("Barney") 1878–1946, U.S. racing-car driver.

Origin of Barney

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

Examples for Barney

The barney chap lived there with a Chinaman who did his housework.

You know how the entire ninth season has been about Robin and barney's wedding?

barney was always the sort who would rather tell a lie than the truth.

"It's barney Black and his wife," he answered, in a whisper.

I caught a glimpse of him at the club, that time when I went there with barney—Godfreys!

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

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

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

Why, barney Black got after me only the other day about you.

Robin and barney date and breakup, and barney returns to his womanizing ways.