Barney

barney Translingual Proper noun A botanical plant name author abbreviation for botanist E.E. Barney (fl. 1877-79). Further reading Author query of the International Plant Names Index mul Botanical author abbreviations English <dab!> Pronunciation en /ˈbɑɹni/ GA en /ˈbɑːni/ RP en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Barney.wav Southern England en ɑː(ɹ)ni 2 en Bar ney Etymology 1 From either the Old English personal name Bera (genitive singular Beran) or from en ang beren growing with barley + ang īeġ island. Proper noun ~ s en male: en male surnames. en male Barnabas,Barnaby,Bernard,Barnett. en male Old English. en: en given names. en Old English. en Old English < placenames from the place name Barney, en ang - "barn/barley island". en Old English < given names. A placename: en village par/Fulmodeston dist/North Norfolk co/Norfolk cc/England OS grid ref TF9932. en place c/USA: en ucomm co/Faulkner County s/Arkansas. en ucomm co/Brooks County s/Georgia. en ucomm co/Madison County s/Iowa. en minor city co/Richland County s/North Dakota. Quotations en 1977 Richard F.Snow Barney Oldfield American Heritage February "Who the hell do you think you are — Barney Oldfield?" That was the motorcycle cop’s standard question for fifty years, and even today you can hear it once in a while if you get caught speeding. en 1999 Ian Rankin Dead Souls 27 0312974205 "Barney Mee?" he said.More laughter on the line. "I never knew why everyone called me that."Rebus could have told him: after Barney Rubble in The Flintstones. He could have added: because you were a dense wee bastard. Derived terms en Barney Rubble Barneys Reef Barn Barne Barneyesque Barney-style Etymology 2 From the character Barney (franchise) Barney of the television show Barney and Friends. Noun A television character popular among children, especially one who is a vividly colored animal mascot. en May 25, 2019 caterpillarmiss rupaulsdragrace bsoih7 eoreww6 Nina is so Disney she brought her own character mascot She's not joking [bitch] when she says she wants to be the Barney of drag! en January 28, 2025 mpete76 GenX 1icfae5 m9qlqwc Paul Reubens (aka Peewee Herman) comes out *posthumously* Everyone knew, nobody cared. At least the kids didn’t. The stick up the arse parents probably would have, but Pee-Wee was pretty much the Barney of the Gen-X era. As per usual, they weren’t paying attention anyway. en June 16, 2023 docpepson bloomington 14a35ap jocod60 McDonalds Grimace Grimace, the Barney of Gen X. https://web.archive.org/web/20230616140435/https://www.reddit.com/r/bloomington/comments/14a35ap/mcdonalds_grimace/jocod60/ 16 June 2023 Anagrams en abenry brayne nearby en terms derived from fiction eponyms en Fictional characters