English Dictionary

barney

IPA（発音記号）

/ˈbɑːni/

名詞

イギリス英語 廃用 俗語 オーストラリア英語 ボストン方言 アメリカ英語 方言

(obsolete, UK, slang) A lark, a romp, some fun. / (obsolete, UK, slang) A hoax, a humbug, something that is not genuine, a rigged or unfair sporting contest.

日本語の意味

（時代遅れの英国の俗語）楽しい遊びやはしゃぎ、盛り上がりを楽しむ行為 / （時代遅れの英国の俗語）詐欺、でたらめ、インチキな競技や不正な試合

We had a barney chasing seagulls on the pier until dusk.

私たちは夕暮れまで桟橋でカモメを追いかけてちょっとしたおふざけをした。

意味（1）

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

意味（2）

(obsolete, UK, slang) A hoax, a humbug, something that is not genuine, a rigged or unfair sporting contest.

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.[…]

意味（3）

(obsolete, Harvard University slang) A poor recitation.

意味（4）

(UK, Australia, slang) A noisy argument.

Gary and Mum went mental, and Gary phoned them up and had a right Barney with them.

意味（5）

(UK, Australia, slang) A minor physical fight.

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.

意味（6）

(US dialect, Boston) A student at Harvard University.

There goes that fuckin' Barney right now, with his fuckin' skiin' trip. We should'a kicked that dude's ass.

意味（7）

(film, television) Synonym of blimp (“soundproof cover for a video camera”)

You can create your own blimp or barney with anything that will deaden the camera noise, such as a changing bag, foam rubber, […]

barneys （ plural ）