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Barbs

name, noun, verb

Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A diminutive of the female given name Barbara.

    "“Hey, Barbs—you can’t let stuff like this divert your energy, you know? It's Will’s karma. He has to work it through.”"

Noun
  1. 1
    plural of barb form-of, plural
  2. 2
    plural of Barb form-of, plural
Verb
  1. 1
    third-person singular simple present indicative of barb form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person

Etymology

Clipping of Barbara + -s (hypocoristic suffix).

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