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- noun UK, Australia, slang A noisy
argument . - noun UK, Australia, slang A minor physical
fight . - verb UK, Australia, slang To
argue , toquarrel .
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Examples
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December 11th, 2009 12: 20 pm ET we know big barney is familiar with Fannie Mae, (he and dodds) benefitted greatly. .but big barney is like the rest of the hangers on. .can't seem to get the Freddie Mac report published. .why is that ..
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Me agent gave me dodgy advice and now oy’m in barney!
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If only the woes of the world could be settled over a grand "barney" on the Brighton beachfront as they were on the August Bank Holiday of '64.
Andrew Loog Oldham: Mods & Rockers Festival: Mocking The Rockers 2008
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Bozo The Neoclown says: so, jdummy. what if it were barney frank who shouted to old ginny foxx “shut the hell up, you old foghorn leghorn sounding beyotch”?
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Fred ♪ ♫ ♪ says: drhunt says: barfly-not contemplating anything … waiting for Fred to show some huevos and join in … honey, you started it by saying something about barney franks.
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Newsnight played host last night to a good old fashioned barney between Michael Gove and Harriet Harman on the political fallout of the riots.
Michael Gove comes close to losing cool with Harriet Harman on TV over riots 2011
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Time and again down the years, I've relished the biennial barney across the water between the red and the blue.
Dragon dreams of Barry John, Gareth Edwards and springtime in Paris | Frank Keating 2011
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Bozo The Neoclown says: so, jdummy. what if it were barney frank who shouted to old ginny foxx “shut the hell up, you old foghorn leghorn sounding beyotch”?
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August 2nd, 2009 barney flies the hovercraft while cinnamon infiltrates the premier's staff ...
barney flies the hovercraft while cinnamon infiltrates the premier's staff... coffeeem 2009
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On Christmas day, I woke up to presents and my mom making breakfast. if you're wondering if that is barney wrapping paper mixed in there, you are correct. this year was all about using up wrapping paper we've had for many many years.
The Best of 2009 Blog Challenge! Dec. 27th and 28th Sam 2009
hernesheir commented on the word barney
(n): in cinematography, a quilted cozy that fits around a camera to reduce camera noise. Generally only effective on a camera that is relatively quiet to begin with. The term comes from barney blanket, a kind of horse blanket.
January 17, 2009
chained_bear commented on the word barney
"... ashamed of the story behind his black eye....
'Did you,' Les Chaffey said, helping himself to his guest's uneaten food, 'have a barney?'
Charles stared at his host, transfixed.
'A blue?'
He had a headache, and his neck hurt too.
'A stoush?' Les Chaffey suggested, leaning across his laden plate with knife and fork poised...."
—Peter Carey, Illywhacker, 388
April 17, 2009
michaelt42 commented on the word barney
Rhymes with Barney
Me and Barney
Jealously barnied on the jarney
Over a tempting sarnie
(Spontaneous grotesque verse)
October 30, 2013