different between barnet vs barney

English

Etymology

Rhyming slang, from Barnet Fair, an annual horse and pleasure fair in Barnet, North London.

Noun

barnet (plural barnets)

1. (Cockney rhyming slang) hair (on one's head)

Anagrams

• Bernat, banter

Danish

Noun

barnet n sg

1. definite singular of barn

Norwegian Bokmål

Pronunciation

Noun

barnet n

1. definite singular of barn

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

barnet n

1. definite singular of barn

Swedish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?b??(r)n?t/

Noun

barnet

1. definite singular of barn

Anagrams

• brante, enbart

English

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) enPR: bä?ni, IPA^(key): /?b??ni/
• (General American) enPR: bä??ni, IPA^(key): /?b??ni/
• Rhymes: -??(?)ni

Etymology 1

Etymology unknown. Often incorrectly thought to be Cockney rhyming slang from "Barney Rubble" ( "trouble", from the character Barney Rubble on The Flintstones), it actually dates back to the 19th century and its origin is unknown.

Noun

barney (plural barneys)

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, slang) A noisy argument.
5. (Britain, Australia, slang) A minor physical fight.
6. (US dialect, Boston) A student at Harvard University.

Adjective

barney (comparative more barney, superlative most barney)

1. (obsolete, Britain, slang) insane crazy, loony.

Synonyms

• (noisy argument): quarrel, row, or see Thesaurus:dispute
• (fight): fisticuffs, scuffle, or see Thesaurus:fight

Verb

barney (third-person singular simple present barneys, present participle barneying, simple past and past participle barneyed)

1. (obsolete, Harvard University slang) To recite badly; to fail. [c. 1810]
2. (Britain, Australia) To argue, to quarrel.

Synonyms

• (argue): bicker, have a barney, row, squabble, or see Thesaurus:squabble

References

• Hall, Benjamin Homer (1851) A Collection of College Words and Customs?^[8], page 15
• Albert Barrère and Charles G[odfrey] Leland, compilers and editors (1889–1890) , “barney”, in A Dictionary of Slang, Jargon & Cant […], volume I (A–K), Edinburgh: […] The Ballantyne Press, OCLC 882571771, pages 81–82
• Farmer, John Stephen (1890) Slang and Its Analogues?^[9], volume 1, page 129

Etymology 2

From the character Barney Fife on The Andy Griffith Show.

Noun

barney (plural barneys)

1. (US, pejorative slang) A police officer, usually one perceived as inferior or overzealous.
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Synonyms

• (police officer): fed, pig, or see Thesaurus:police officer

Anagrams

• brayne, nearby