"barny" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: barnier [comparative], barniest [superlative]
Etymology: barn + -y Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|barn|y}} barn + -y Head templates: {{en-adj|er}} barny (comparative barnier, superlative barniest)
  1. Barn-like.
    Sense id: en-barny-en-adj-ANnWSIe3
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun

Forms: barnies [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} barny (plural barnies)
  1. (UK, Australia, slang) Alternative form of barney (“argument or fight”) Tags: Australia, UK, alt-of, alternative, slang Alternative form of: barney (extra: argument or fight)
    Sense id: en-barny-en-noun-hiBRGRE~ Categories (other): Australian English, British English, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -y Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 6 94 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -y: 14 86
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Inflected forms

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