barney

Bar-ney · proper_noun

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Definitions

proper_noun

  1. 1.

    A male given name, a diminutive of Barnabas or Bernard.

  2. 2.

    A noisy argument or fight.

Related words

See also: barnaby, bernard

Etymology

As a name: diminutive of Barnabas or Bernard. As slang: possibly from Cockney rhyming slang "Barney Rubble" = trouble.