barney

barney
1) A totally plain ordinary or otherwise unremarkable male.

I don't know where she meets these barneys!

2) Fight. British English colloquialism.

Let's get out of here - I don't want to get dragged into a barney with them.


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  • Barney — Saltar a navegación, búsqueda Barney el Dinosaurio, personaje de un programa emitido por Discovery Kids en Latinoamérica y Antena 3 en España. Barney Gumble (o Gómez), personaje de Los Simpson. Barney Calhoun, personaje ficticio en la serie de… …   Wikipedia Español

  • Barney — Barney, ND U.S. city in North Dakota Population (2000): 69 Housing Units (2000): 28 Land area (2000): 0.159546 sq. miles (0.413221 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 0.159546 sq. miles (0.413221 sq …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

  • Barney, ND — U.S. city in North Dakota Population (2000): 69 Housing Units (2000): 28 Land area (2000): 0.159546 sq. miles (0.413221 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 0.159546 sq. miles (0.413221 sq. km) FIPS… …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

  • Barney — Barney,   Fred …   Universal-Lexikon

  • Barney — Barney, Barny englische Koseform von → Barnabas (Bedeutung vermutlich: Sohn des Gottes Nebo) …   Deutsch namen

  • barney — 1859, British slang, lark, spree, rough enjoyment, of uncertain origin. Later also a fixed prize fight …   Etymology dictionary

  • barney — ► NOUN (pl. barneys) Brit. informal ▪ a noisy quarrel. ORIGIN of unknown origin …   English terms dictionary

  • barney — [bär′nē] n. [Brit. Informal] a loud argument or quarrel; altercation …   English World dictionary

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