adj, noun, slang ·2 syllables ·Uncommon ·College level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   Alternative form of barney (“argument or fight”). Australia, UK, alt-of, alternative, slang

   "So he said she should have said, and we had a bit of a barny, like."

Adjective

1. 1
   Barn-like.

   "Everyone was breathing hard, and there was a barny smell in the room."

Example

More examples

"Barny is a chihuahua from our imagination, and when he barks he scares the pants off half the population."

Etymology

From barn + -y.

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