barney

noun8

1. •
   (UK, slang) A noisy argument.

   • Gary and Mum went mental, and Gary phoned them up and had a right Barney with them. — 2007
2. •
   (UK, slang) A minor physical fight.

   • I got stuck in the middle of a real barney between a couple of tough coppers and a handful of hairy protesters, and I didn't enjoy it one single bit. — 1982
3. •
   (US, slang) A police officer, usually one who is inferior or overzealous.

   • She called the town Mayberry. She said Barney Fife was in charge. — 2005
4. •
   (dialect, US) A student at Harvard University.

   • There goes that fuckin' Barney right now, with his fuckin' "skiin' trip." We should'a kicked that dude's ass. — 1997
5. •
   Synonym of blimp (“soundproof cover for a video camera”).

   • You can create your own blimp or barney with anything that will deaden the camera noise, such as a changing bag, foam rubber, […] — 2015
6. •
   (slang, no longer used) A lark, a romp, some fun.
7. •
   (slang, no longer used) A hoax, a humbug, something that is not genuine, a rigged or unfair sporting contest.

   • "Just keep it i' thy mind," entreated the other, as a sort of parting remembrance, "ut I won thee i' fair powell—one toss an' no barney.[…]" — 1865
8. •
   (no longer used) A poor recitation.

verb2

1. •
   (UK, Australia) To argue, to quarrel.
2. •
   (no longer used) To recite badly; to fail.

   • What avails it to make a shine in Greek if the next hour one does a barney in calculus. — 1947

adjective1

1. •
   (slang, no longer used) insane crazy, loony.

noun1

1. •
   A television character popular among children, especially one who is a vividly colored animal mascot.

   • She's not joking [bitch] when she says she wants to be the Barney of drag! — 2019