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   barney

   /ˈbɑːni/

   noun

   • 1. a quarrel, especially a noisy one: informal British "we had a barney about his being drunk"

   Word Origin mid 19th century: of unknown origin.

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   What does Barney mean?

   • Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free! Can you solve 4 words at once? Get Word of the Day daily email! The meaning of BARNEY is an angry argument : altercation, row. How to use barney in a sentence.

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   What is the meaning of 'Barney' in German?

   • The term 'Barney' is not a translation into German. In the provided passage, it refers to a noisy quarrel or a punch-up in British English. The German translations for these meanings are 'Krach' (inf) and 'Schlägereif' (inf), 'Keilereif' (inf) respectively.

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   What was a Barney used for?

   • Now chiefly historical. Barneys were typically used to lift railway cars filled with coal or ore. The Mahanoy Inclined Plane requiring the services of a steel rope and a ‘ barney engine’ to draw or lower the railway trains. The barney runs on an unusual narrow-gauge system between the standard-gauge tracks.

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   Is Barney still alive?

   • Barney it was, and but just alive. These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. What is the pronunciation of barney? barney meaning: 1. a loud argument 2. a loud argument.

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   BARNEY | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary. Meaning of barney in English. barney. noun [ C ] mainly UK informal uk / ˈbɑː.ni / us / ˈbɑːr.ni / Add to word list. a loud argument. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Arguments & disagreements. argument. argy-bargy. be (on) non-speakers idiom. belligerence. bickering.

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     BARNEY definicja: 1. a loud argument 2. a loud argument....

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   Sep 17, 1999 · Barney is a British informal word for an angry argument or a boisterous good time. It may also refer to a small car used to push cars up a slope in a mine.

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   noun. a first name, form of Bernard. barney. / ˈbɑːnɪ / noun. a noisy argument. “Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012. verb. to argue or quarrel.

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   BARNEY | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary. Meaning of barney in English. barney. noun [ C ] mainly UK informal us / ˈbɑːr.ni / uk / ˈbɑː.ni / a loud argument. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Arguments & disagreements. argument. belligerence. bickering. blow up. conflict. contentiousness. contestable. counter-argument.

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   Define barney. barney synonyms, barney pronunciation, barney translation, English dictionary definition of barney. n a noisy argument vb chiefly Austral and NZ to argue or quarrel Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins...

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   Definition of barney noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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   A derogatory term for a man. Originally: a worthless or contemptible man (now rare). In later use: an inept, unfashionable, or unattractive man, a loser; (sometimes, spec.) a clumsy or inexperienced surfer. 1834.