barney

Short definition from Wiktionary

Noun

1. 1
   A lark, a romp, some fun.
2. 2
   A hoax, a humbug, something that is not genuine, a rigged or unfair sporting contest.
3. 3
   A poor recitation.
4. 4
   A noisy argument.
5. 5
   A minor physical fight.
6. 6
   A student at Harvard University.
7. 7
   Synonym of blimp (“soundproof cover for a video camera”).
8. 8
   A police officer, usually one who is inferior or overzealous.

Adjective

1. 1
   insane crazy, loony.

Verb

1. 1
   To recite badly; to fail.
2. 2
   To argue, to quarrel.

Proper noun

1. 1
   A male given name: A male given name transferred from the surname.
2. 2
   A male given name: A diminutive of the male given names Barnabas, Barnaby, Bernard, or Barnett.
3. 3
   A male given name: A male given name from Old English.
4. 4
   A surname: A surname transferred from the given name
5. 5
   A surname from Old English: A surname from Old English [in turn from placenames] from the place name Barney, Old English "barn/barley island".
6. 6
   A surname from Old English: A surname from Old English
7. 7
   A placename: A village in Fulmodeston parish, North Norfolk district, Norfolk, England (OS grid ref TF9932).
8. 8
   A place in the United States: An unincorporated community in Faulkner County, Arkansas.
9. 9
   A place in the United States: An unincorporated community in Brooks County, Georgia.
10. 10
    A place in the United States: An unincorporated community in Madison County, Iowa.
11. 11
    A place in the United States: A minor city in Richland County, North Dakota.