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What does barney mean?

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Noun
  1. (obsolete, Britain, slang) A lark, a romp, some fun.
  2. (obsolete, Britain, slang) A hoax, a humbug, something that is not genuine, a rigged or unfair sporting contest.
  3. (obsolete, Harvard University slang) A poor recitation. [c. 1810]
  4. (Britain, Australia) A noisy argument.
  5. (Britain, Australia) A minor physical fight.
  6. (US dialect, Boston) A student at Harvard University.
Adjective
  1. (obsolete, Britain, slang) insane crazy, loony.
  2. (quoted in 1945 movie: And Then There Were None, based on the Agatha Christie novel)
Verb
  1. (obsolete, Harvard University slang) To recite badly; to fail. [c. 1810]
  2. (Britain, Australia) To argue, to quarrel.
Noun
  1. (US, pejorative slang) A police officer, usually one perceived as inferior or overzealous.
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