barney

1. (obsolete, UK, slang) A lark, a romp, some fun.UKobsoleteslang

2. (obsolete, UK, slang) A hoax, a humbug, something that is not genuine, a rigged or unfair sporting contest.Examples: ""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.[…]""; "Blackguardly barneys called boxing competitions."; "Who would believe that Mr. Gladstone shammed being ill, and that Sir Andrew Clark issued false bulletins, and that the whole thing was a barney from beginning to end."UKobsoleteslang

3. (obsolete, Harvard University slang) A poor recitation.obsolete

4. (UK, Australia, slang) A noisy argument.Examples: "Gary and Mum went mental, and Gary phoned them up and had a right Barney with them."; "‘They had a right barney,’ Dexter said with glee, between mouthfuls. ‘Bloke wouldn′t go. Said he′d write to his MP.’"; "‘[…]I bet there was a right barney over her wearing a dress that exposed the rose tattoo!’ Turner concluded with a laugh."AustraliaUKslang

5. (UK, Australia, slang) A minor physical fight.Examples: "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."; "But he doesn't seem to be so — so angry all the time, and it's ages since he and Aunt Annie had a real barney, with flying fists and screechings, that sort of thing."; "‘I heard this crash, like the door was being kicked in, and then a load of shoutin′ an′ crashin′ about, like someone was havin' a real barney.’"AustraliaUKslang

6. (US dialect, Boston) A student at Harvard University.Examples: "There goes that fuckin' Barney right now, with his fuckin' "skiin' trip." We should'a kicked that dude's ass."BostonUSdialectal

1. (obsolete, UK, slang) insane crazy, loony.Synonyms: quarrel, or see Thesaurus:dispute, scuffle, or see Thesaurus:fight, fisticuffsUKobsoleteslang

1. (obsolete, Harvard University slang) To recite badly; to fail.Examples: "What avails it to make a shine in Greek if the next hour one does a barney in calculus."obsolete

2. (UK, Australia) To argue, to quarrel.Synonyms: bickerAustraliaUK

1. (US, pejorative slang) A police officer, usually one who is inferior or overzealous.Examples: "She called the town Mayberry. She said Barney Fife was in charge."Synonyms: pig, or see Thesaurus:police officer, fedUSpejorativeslang