barney
- noun
- /ˈbɑrni/
- Offensive
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- He's such a barney when he tries to dance.
Examples
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Stop acting like a barney and pay attention to the instructions.
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She called her brother a barney after he tripped over his own feet.
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Everyone laughed when Tom played the barney at the office party.
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Don't be a barney and wear that silly hat!
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Stop acting like a barney and pay attention to the instructions.
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She called her brother a barney after he tripped over his own feet.
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He's such a barney when he tries to dance.
Synonyms
59
3.7
A person who behaves foolishly or annoyingly
43
7.4
A person who acts in a silly way to make others laugh
22
5.9
A person who acts silly to make others laugh
6
9.2
A person who is silly and not thinking clearly
5
9.2
A person who behaves foolishly and who others often insult with this word
3
8.1
A person who acts in a funny, silly way to make people laugh
3
9.9
A rude name for a person who is very silly or not smart
3
9.9
A person who behaves in a silly or stupid way
3
9.8
A person who behaves in a silly or foolish way
2
9.1
A person who is silly and acts foolishly
2
7.4
A child who acts in a foolish or playful way
2
9.9
A person who acts in a silly or foolish way
2
9.9
A person who acts in a silly or foolish way
1
9.5
A childish name used to call someone silly
1
9.9
Someone who behaves in a silly or foolish way
1
9.9
A person who acts silly or clumsy and makes others laugh
1
8.8
A person who acts in a silly or foolish way
1
9.9
A person who says or does silly things
1
9.9
A person who behaves in a silly, playful way
1
9.5
A person who is silly and not serious
1
8.7
A person who is silly and a little forgetful
1
9.9
A person who behaves in a foolish way
1
8.4
A person who behaves in a foolish or silly way
1
9.9
A person who acts silly and does not think carefully
A foolish person who makes simple mistakes
A person who acts in a silly or clumsy way
A rude slang name for someone who acts foolish or makes silly mistakes
A person who does silly or odd things
A silly person who does not act seriously
A person who acts in a silly, foolish way
A rude name for people who act silly
A person who acts silly or foolish
A person who acts like a clown to make others laugh
A foolish or awkward person
A person who acts in a silly, playful way
A person who acts silly and playful
How Silly
Surface Forms
Etymology
Barney is also used to mean a person who acts 'silly' or foolish. A helpful way to remember this is that the name Barney feels like a playful nickname and may come from the same idea of causing small 'trouble', so calling someone a barney says they are being silly or making a fuss.