barneyn.

Brit.

/ˈbɑːni/, U.S.

/ˈbɑrni/

Forms: 1900s barny, 1800s– barney, 1900s– barnies (plural).

Origin: Apparently from a proper name. Etymon: proper name Barney.

Etymology: Apparently < Barney, pet form of the male forenames Barnaby, Barnabas, Barnett, and Bernard. Although all the senses given here appear to derive from this forename, it is likely that a number of them arose independently of one another and in some cases with allusion to different individuals.Notes on senses. In the 19th cent., the common Irish forename Brian was often Anglicized to Barnaby and Barney. Several senses arising in this century (especially 1, 2, and 4) may originally reflect association of the forename Barney with the Irish and their stereotyped reputation for dishonesty and aggression; perhaps compare paddy n.² 5, Mick n.¹ Compare also the following, showing use of Barney as a derogatory term for an Irish immigrant:1866 M. Mackintosh Stage Reminisc. xvi. 215 Jock, still unattended by a single constable, would convoy the poor belaboured ‘Barney’ out of harm's way, without a ‘rough’ of the number offering to interfere.In later use as a derogatory term for a man, often associated with the name of Barney Rubble , the diminutive caveman husband of the glamorous Betty in the U.S. animation series The Flintstones (first aired 1960). With sense 2 compare use in the context of sport and betting of the names Barney and Mister Barney , apparently alluding euphemistically to an individual who fraudulently attempts to determine the outcome of a match or race for his own financial benefit:1836 Bell's Life in London 31 July 3/3 The Stockport youth..won the first fall, when ‘Barney’ came in, as is always the case when one has the worst of it in that neighbourhood, and the affair ended in a ‘wrangle’.1844 Era 14 Apr. 12/2 That very disagreeable personage, well known by the name of Mr. Barney, or Quibble, prevented the second rencontre, and the stakes were, after much contention pro and con, equally divided.1848 Bell's Life in London 10 Dec. 7/1 When Roberts was within ten yards of the handkerchief ‘Mr Barney’ made his appearance in the shape of a fellow named Belford Lunn, who attempted to knock him down.1849 Era 11 Mar. 5/4 About 200 yards from home they introduced the notorious Mister Barney. Perhaps compare also the name of Barnett ‘Barney’ Aaron (1800–50), London-born Jewish bare-knuckle boxer, who became notorious for his alleged involvement in fixing a high-profile boxing match at Warwick against Dick Curtis in November 1824, at which he ultimately failed to appear. The motivation for use in sense 6 is unclear. It may originate as a specific use of sense 5, such vehicles being characterized as ‘fake’ mine cars or locomotives; compare dummy engine at dummy n. 5f and also:1900 Mines & Minerals Aug. 11/1 The next consideration is whether..to use a chain and coupling or to use a barney, sometimes called a dummy or bull.

1. Chiefly U.S. slang. A derogatory term for a man. Originally: a worthless man, a degenerate (now rare). In later use: an inept, unfashionable, or unattractive man, a loser; (sometimes, spec.) a clumsy or inexperienced surfer.

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1834 Ely's Hawk & Buzzard 21 June 1/1 An independent loafer can be accommodated with a bonk or rat hole to crawl in for eight pence—a loafer of some distinction, one for six pence—a Barney of little quality four pence.

1929 S. J. Perelman Let. 11 June in Don't tread on Me (1987) 3 A flock of dumber barnies than the clerks at the Sub-Treasury I never met.

1994 A. Heckerling Clueless (film script, first shooting draft) (O.E.D. Archive) Green Revised Pages 97 They see Tai and some Baggy Pants Guys in the smoking pit. CHER. Where does she find these Barney's[sic].

2019 @visitnicaragua 21 Jan. in twitter.com (accessed 18 June 2019) The waves are big, the beaches are wide, the beers are cool and the barneys are basically nowhere to be seen.

2. British, Australian, and New Zealand slang.

†a. An appeal against the result of a sporting contest on the grounds of an alleged breach of regulations, typically made to avoid betting losses; the outcome of a successful appeal of this kind, in which the match or race is declared void for betting purposes. Also figurative: a decision to call off an enterprise; a cancellation. Obsolete.

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1836 Bell's Life in London 18 Dec. It ended in that unsatisfactory manner designated a ‘barney,’ which must eventually put on the shelf the doings of the ring.

1856 Argus (Melbourne) 22 Nov. 5/4 We were informed that a ‘barney’ has, since the race for the sweepstakes, been got up against Hotspur's receiving the stakes, the grounds for which are that the horses did not run quite three miles.

1864 Sheffield & Rotherham Independent 19 Feb. 4/6 ‘A barney’ was attempted when the favourite was beaten; but stewards overruled the objection that the winner had gone on the wrong side of a flag, and they awarded the stakes according to the Judge's decision.

1864 National Police Gaz. (U.S.) in Comments on Etymol. (1993) Dec. 27 I hoped that, after all, the affair [a burglary] might terminate in a ‘Barney.’

b. A sporting contest (esp. a boxing or wrestling match) in which the result has been arranged fraudulently in advance; a ‘fixed’ fight, match, or race. Cf. cross n. 29. Now rare.

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society > leisure > sport > match or competition > [noun] > types of

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1843 Bell's Life in London 3 Dec. 4/2 Rushton's friends ascertaining that a barney was intended, remonstrated with Stonehewer.

1883 Referee 21 Oct. 2/1 It would be unwise to suppose that Mitchell and Sherriff were fighting a barney, simply because they did not knock one another down at the conclusion of every round.

1923 E. Pugh Secret Years iv. 204 I want to know once and for all whether this is a barney or straight.

1994 L. Bergreen Capone viii. 375 Not all of the fights were Barneys, though many were.

3. British slang. A piece of boisterous or rowdy fun, a ‘lark’; an amusinɡ incident; a prank or joke. Now rare.

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society > leisure > social event > a merrymaking or convivial occasion > [noun] > noisy or riotous

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1850 Lloyd's Weekly Newspaper 13 Jan. 2/4 It's all a barney, and you may as well go home.

1891 Punch 15 Aug. 76 We 'ad a rare barney, I tell you.

1906 E. Pugh Spoilers viii. 88 It's a bit of a barney about her..He winked and leered.

1953 J. Franklyn Cockney ii. viii. 71 He does not..throw chops and steaks at his mate ‘just for a barney’.

4. British, Australian, and New Zealand colloquial.

a. A row or noisy argument; an altercation.Now the usual sense.

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society > society and the community > dissent > quarrel or quarrelling > [noun] > noisy or angry quarrel > instance of

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1855 Colonial Times (Hobart, Austral.) 11 July 3/5 A man of Mr Monaghan's had a ‘barney’ with me, and knocked me down.

1858 ‘A. Pendragon’ Queen of South xxvi. 156 Arter a bit of a barney, they consents.

1929 J. B. Priestley Good Compan. i. iv. 112 He has a bit of a barney with the other two partners, decides to have a split.

1958 Encounter May 12/2 There was a right barney at the other end of the shop.

2013 Daily Star 26 June 5/4 It escalated into a massive barney. Jemima was screaming her head off but Dan refused to back down.

b. A fight; a brawl or scuffle. Now rare.

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1864 C. R. Thatcher Colonial Minstrel 86 A barney first commenced, in one of their Celestial revels.

1894 Evening News (Portsmouth) 28 Dec. 2/4 After the barney was over I pulls down Selby's trousers, and I sees he's a-bleeding.

1964 J. Burke Hard Day's Night i. 20 ‘If you're going to have a barney,’ said John, ‘I'll hold your coats.’

†5. British slang. Deception or fraud, or an instance of this; a sham, scam, or hoax. Obsolete.

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the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > deceit, deception, trickery > dissimulation, pretence > [noun] > act or instance of

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1859 F. Francis Newton Dogvane III. iv. 83 It was a Barney..with sham blockades, sham bombardments, sham expeditions.., and sham heroes.

1865 B. Brierley Irkdale II. 19 I won thee i' fair powell one toss an' no barney.

1876 Cheshire Observer (Chester) 18 Nov. 7/6 He was doubtless ‘doing the barney,’ pretending to be mad.

1877 Sporting Times 18 Aug. 7/4 He would angrily resent the suggestion..in the same way a child dislikes being told that Aladdin's Palace is only a barney.

1912 E. Pugh City of World x. 259 'Alf o' them there gilt-edged barneys as you read about in the newspapers—the big bank scoops that talk in five or six figures o' speech.

6. U.S. More fully barney engine, barney car. Part of a hoist used with an inclined plane (inclined plane n. 2(b)), consisting of a small, wheeled body which pushes cars or carriages as it is drawn up the plane by a cable. Now chiefly historical.Barneys were typically used to lift railway cars filled with coal or ore.

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society > occupation and work > equipment > mining equipment > [noun] > vehicle for underground haulage or transportation

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1874 Lippincott's Monthly Mag. July 39/1 The Mahanoy Inclined Plane requiring the services of a steel rope and a ‘barney engine’ to draw or lower the railway trains.

1948 Pop. Mech. Aug. 117/21 The barney runs on an unusual narrow-gauge system between the standard-gauge tracks.

2001 W. D. Middleton et al. Encycl. N. Amer. Railroads v. 68 As the cable pulled, the barney and its cluster of cars went uphill.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

barneyv.

Brit.

/ˈbɑːni/, U.S.

/ˈbɑrni/, Australian English

/ˈbʌːni/, New Zealand English /ˈbʌːni/

Etymology: < barney n.

Chiefly British, Australian, and New Zealand colloquial.

†1. transitive. To dispute the result or legitimacy of (a race or match), typically on the grounds of an alleged breach of regulations. Cf. barney n. 2a. Also figurative: to call off or cancel (an enterprise). Obsolete.Quot. 1844 may instead show sense 2 in a transitive construction with it.

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1844 Era 18 Feb. 11/2 Eastman fairly lost, and now, after consultation, wants to barney it under the dishonest plea of a dead heat.

1847 Era 10 Oct. 6/2 It's of no use denying the truth that many thought this [race] would be barneyed like Flockton's.

1865 Leaves from Diary Celebrated Burglar 87/2 The affair was about being ‘barneyed’ when Yellow Jemmy hinted that if we'd allow Black Bill to be in it, he would do that job as a part of his share in the ‘burst.’

†2. intransitive. To cheat or compete dishonestly; to collude in match fixing. In later use esp. (in Cumberland and Northumberland wrestling): to allow oneself to be thrown or beaten by prior arrangement, in order to win a bet. Cf. barney n. 2b. Obsolete.

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the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > deceit, deception, trickery > cheating, fraud > act fraudulently, cheat [verb (intransitive)]

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1848 Bell's Life in London 16 Apr. 6 Partington..forced him against the rails, but White tore away from him and ran in a gallant winner amidst shouts of applause, Partington giving up the race at the time he tried to ‘barney.’

1908 Westmorland Gaz. 22 Aug. 8/3 Heavyweight wrestling..Third round..T. T. and G. M. were both blown out for barneying.

3. intransitive. To argue or quarrel, esp. noisily or rowdily; to have a row. Also (in early use): spec. to dispute the result or legitimacy of a sporting contest on the grounds of an alleged breach of the rules. Cf. barney n. 4.

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society > society and the community > dissent > quarrel or quarrelling > quarrel [verb (intransitive)] > in noisy or angry manner

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1850 Bell's Life in London 29 Sept. 7/1 Several of their members said they would either win or ‘barney.’

1880 Evening Post (N.Z.) 7 Jan. 13/2 He saw the prisoner and prosecutor ‘barneying’ in the middle of some strangers.

1913 A. Bathgate Sodger Sandy's Bairn x. 77 But I can't barney with you all day.

1965 Daily Mirror 23 Nov. 17/2 Trouble is, he'd never barney with me face-to-face—always through a third party.

2014 Sun (Nexis) 3 Nov. 24 Fergie seemed worse than anyone—sent to the stand after barneying with his own fans.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2019; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	barney
释义	barneyn. Brit. /ˈbɑːni/, U.S. /ˈbɑrni/ Forms: 1900s barny, 1800s– barney, 1900s– barnies (plural). Origin: Apparently from a proper name. Etymon: proper name Barney. Etymology: Apparently < Barney, pet form of the male forenames Barnaby, Barnabas, Barnett, and Bernard. Although all the senses given here appear to derive from this forename, it is likely that a number of them arose independently of one another and in some cases with allusion to different individuals.Notes on senses. In the 19th cent., the common Irish forename Brian was often Anglicized to Barnaby and Barney. Several senses arising in this century (especially 1, 2, and 4) may originally reflect association of the forename Barney with the Irish and their stereotyped reputation for dishonesty and aggression; perhaps compare paddy n.² 5, Mick n.¹ Compare also the following, showing use of Barney as a derogatory term for an Irish immigrant:1866 M. Mackintosh Stage Reminisc. xvi. 215 Jock, still unattended by a single constable, would convoy the poor belaboured ‘Barney’ out of harm's way, without a ‘rough’ of the number offering to interfere.In later use as a derogatory term for a man, often associated with the name of Barney Rubble , the diminutive caveman husband of the glamorous Betty in the U.S. animation series The Flintstones (first aired 1960). With sense 2 compare use in the context of sport and betting of the names Barney and Mister Barney , apparently alluding euphemistically to an individual who fraudulently attempts to determine the outcome of a match or race for his own financial benefit:1836 Bell's Life in London 31 July 3/3 The Stockport youth..won the first fall, when ‘Barney’ came in, as is always the case when one has the worst of it in that neighbourhood, and the affair ended in a ‘wrangle’.1844 Era 14 Apr. 12/2 That very disagreeable personage, well known by the name of Mr. Barney, or Quibble, prevented the second rencontre, and the stakes were, after much contention pro and con, equally divided.1848 Bell's Life in London 10 Dec. 7/1 When Roberts was within ten yards of the handkerchief ‘Mr Barney’ made his appearance in the shape of a fellow named Belford Lunn, who attempted to knock him down.1849 Era 11 Mar. 5/4 About 200 yards from home they introduced the notorious Mister Barney. Perhaps compare also the name of Barnett ‘Barney’ Aaron (1800–50), London-born Jewish bare-knuckle boxer, who became notorious for his alleged involvement in fixing a high-profile boxing match at Warwick against Dick Curtis in November 1824, at which he ultimately failed to appear. The motivation for use in sense 6 is unclear. It may originate as a specific use of sense 5, such vehicles being characterized as ‘fake’ mine cars or locomotives; compare dummy engine at dummy n. 5f and also:1900 Mines & Minerals Aug. 11/1 The next consideration is whether..to use a chain and coupling or to use a barney, sometimes called a dummy or bull. 1. Chiefly U.S. slang. A derogatory term for a man. Originally: a worthless man, a degenerate (now rare). In later use: an inept, unfashionable, or unattractive man, a loser; (sometimes, spec.) a clumsy or inexperienced surfer. ΚΠ 1834 Ely's Hawk & Buzzard 21 June 1/1 An independent loafer can be accommodated with a bonk or rat hole to crawl in for eight pence—a loafer of some distinction, one for six pence—a Barney of little quality four pence. 1929 S. J. Perelman Let. 11 June in Don't tread on Me (1987) 3 A flock of dumber barnies than the clerks at the Sub-Treasury I never met. 1994 A. Heckerling Clueless (film script, first shooting draft) (O.E.D. Archive) Green Revised Pages 97 They see Tai and some Baggy Pants Guys in the smoking pit. CHER. Where does she find these Barney's[sic]. 2019 @visitnicaragua 21 Jan. in twitter.com (accessed 18 June 2019) The waves are big, the beaches are wide, the beers are cool and the barneys are basically nowhere to be seen. 2. British, Australian, and New Zealand slang. †a. An appeal against the result of a sporting contest on the grounds of an alleged breach of regulations, typically made to avoid betting losses; the outcome of a successful appeal of this kind, in which the match or race is declared void for betting purposes. Also figurative: a decision to call off an enterprise; a cancellation. Obsolete. ΚΠ 1836 Bell's Life in London 18 Dec. It ended in that unsatisfactory manner designated a ‘barney,’ which must eventually put on the shelf the doings of the ring. 1856 Argus (Melbourne) 22 Nov. 5/4 We were informed that a ‘barney’ has, since the race for the sweepstakes, been got up against Hotspur's receiving the stakes, the grounds for which are that the horses did not run quite three miles. 1864 Sheffield & Rotherham Independent 19 Feb. 4/6 ‘A barney’ was attempted when the favourite was beaten; but stewards overruled the objection that the winner had gone on the wrong side of a flag, and they awarded the stakes according to the Judge's decision. 1864 National Police Gaz. (U.S.) in Comments on Etymol. (1993) Dec. 27 I hoped that, after all, the affair [a burglary] might terminate in a ‘Barney.’ b. A sporting contest (esp. a boxing or wrestling match) in which the result has been arranged fraudulently in advance; a ‘fixed’ fight, match, or race. Cf. cross n. 29. Now rare. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > sport > match or competition > [noun] > types of all comersc1450 after-gamea1500 fore-game1594 revenge1616 plate1639 set-to1743 return match1753 bye1754 scrub-race1791 anybody's game (also race, match)1826 return1834 barney1843 bonspiel1858 handicap1861 pennant1865 home-and-home1868 benefit match1871 run-off1873 international1877 American tournament1878 Grand Prix1879 single1884 friendly1885 all-comers1889 pair1890 championship1893 round robin1894 replay1895 Olympiad1896 junior varsity1902 lightning tournament1903 rematch1903 road trip1903 pickup1905 freestyle1906 marathon1908 test1908 Derby1909 scrimmage1910 eliminator1911 twosome1911 triala1914 quadrangular1916 slug-fest1916 varsity match1921 needle contest1922 curtain jerker1923 needle match1923 open1926 needle fight1927 knock-out1928 shirt1930 masters1933 pro-amateur1934 tune-up1934 World Cup1934 pro-am1937 state1941 sizzler1942 runathon1943 mismatch1954 run-out1955 match-up1959 squeaker1961 triple-header1961 Super Bowl1967 invitational1968 needle game1970 major1976 slobberknocker1986 1843 Bell's Life in London 3 Dec. 4/2 Rushton's friends ascertaining that a barney was intended, remonstrated with Stonehewer. 1883 Referee 21 Oct. 2/1 It would be unwise to suppose that Mitchell and Sherriff were fighting a barney, simply because they did not knock one another down at the conclusion of every round. 1923 E. Pugh Secret Years iv. 204 I want to know once and for all whether this is a barney or straight. 1994 L. Bergreen Capone viii. 375 Not all of the fights were Barneys, though many were. 3. British slang. A piece of boisterous or rowdy fun, a ‘lark’; an amusinɡ incident; a prank or joke. Now rare. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > social event > a merrymaking or convivial occasion > [noun] > noisy or riotous revela1375 riotc1440 revel-rout1587 wassail1603 randan1640 rant1650 high-go1774 splore?a1786 gilravagea1796 spree1804 lark1811 spray1813 shindy1821 randy1825 randy-dandy1835 batter1839 flare-up1844 barney1850 jamboree1868 tear1869 whoop-up1876 beano1888 razzle1892 razzle-dazzle1893 bash1901 1850 Lloyd's Weekly Newspaper 13 Jan. 2/4 It's all a barney, and you may as well go home. 1891 Punch 15 Aug. 76 We 'ad a rare barney, I tell you. 1906 E. Pugh Spoilers viii. 88 It's a bit of a barney about her..He winked and leered. 1953 J. Franklyn Cockney ii. viii. 71 He does not..throw chops and steaks at his mate ‘just for a barney’. 4. British, Australian, and New Zealand colloquial. a. A row or noisy argument; an altercation.Now the usual sense. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > dissent > quarrel or quarrelling > [noun] > noisy or angry quarrel > instance of ganglinga1387 altercation1410 brawla1500 heat1549 wranglea1555 brabble1566 paroxysm1578 wrangling1580 brangle1600 branglement1617 rixation1623 row1746 skimmington1753 mêlée1765 breeze1785 squeal1788 hash1789 rook1808 blow-up1809 blowout1825 scena1826 reerie1832 catfight1854 barney1855 wigs on the green1856 bull and cow1859 scrap1890 slanging match1896 snap1897 up-and-downer1927 brannigan1941 rhubarb1941 bitch fight1949 punch-up1958 shout-up1965 shouting match1970 1855 Colonial Times (Hobart, Austral.) 11 July 3/5 A man of Mr Monaghan's had a ‘barney’ with me, and knocked me down. 1858 ‘A. Pendragon’ Queen of South xxvi. 156 Arter a bit of a barney, they consents. 1929 J. B. Priestley Good Compan. i. iv. 112 He has a bit of a barney with the other two partners, decides to have a split. 1958 Encounter May 12/2 There was a right barney at the other end of the shop. 2013 Daily Star 26 June 5/4 It escalated into a massive barney. Jemima was screaming her head off but Dan refused to back down. b. A fight; a brawl or scuffle. Now rare. ΚΠ 1864 C. R. Thatcher Colonial Minstrel 86 A barney first commenced, in one of their Celestial revels. 1894 Evening News (Portsmouth) 28 Dec. 2/4 After the barney was over I pulls down Selby's trousers, and I sees he's a-bleeding. 1964 J. Burke Hard Day's Night i. 20 ‘If you're going to have a barney,’ said John, ‘I'll hold your coats.’ †5. British slang. Deception or fraud, or an instance of this; a sham, scam, or hoax. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > deceit, deception, trickery > dissimulation, pretence > [noun] > act or instance of dissimulationc1384 likenessc1384 pretencec1487 profession1526 masqueradea1670 fobbery1688 artificialism1835 barney1859 1859 F. Francis Newton Dogvane III. iv. 83 It was a Barney..with sham blockades, sham bombardments, sham expeditions.., and sham heroes. 1865 B. Brierley Irkdale II. 19 I won thee i' fair powell one toss an' no barney. 1876 Cheshire Observer (Chester) 18 Nov. 7/6 He was doubtless ‘doing the barney,’ pretending to be mad. 1877 Sporting Times 18 Aug. 7/4 He would angrily resent the suggestion..in the same way a child dislikes being told that Aladdin's Palace is only a barney. 1912 E. Pugh City of World x. 259 'Alf o' them there gilt-edged barneys as you read about in the newspapers—the big bank scoops that talk in five or six figures o' speech. 6. U.S. More fully barney engine, barney car. Part of a hoist used with an inclined plane (inclined plane n. 2(b)), consisting of a small, wheeled body which pushes cars or carriages as it is drawn up the plane by a cable. Now chiefly historical.Barneys were typically used to lift railway cars filled with coal or ore. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > equipment > mining equipment > [noun] > vehicle for underground haulage or transportation tram1517 wagon1649 rolley1817 buggy1867 barney1874 hod1883 whirley1886 shuttle car1905 manrider1967 scooptram1967 1874 Lippincott's Monthly Mag. July 39/1 The Mahanoy Inclined Plane requiring the services of a steel rope and a ‘barney engine’ to draw or lower the railway trains. 1948 Pop. Mech. Aug. 117/21 The barney runs on an unusual narrow-gauge system between the standard-gauge tracks. 2001 W. D. Middleton et al. Encycl. N. Amer. Railroads v. 68 As the cable pulled, the barney and its cluster of cars went uphill. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022). barneyv. Brit. /ˈbɑːni/, U.S. /ˈbɑrni/, Australian English /ˈbʌːni/, New Zealand English /ˈbʌːni/ Etymology: < barney n. Chiefly British, Australian, and New Zealand colloquial. †1. transitive. To dispute the result or legitimacy of (a race or match), typically on the grounds of an alleged breach of regulations. Cf. barney n. 2a. Also figurative: to call off or cancel (an enterprise). Obsolete.Quot. 1844 may instead show sense 2 in a transitive construction with it. ΚΠ 1844 Era 18 Feb. 11/2 Eastman fairly lost, and now, after consultation, wants to barney it under the dishonest plea of a dead heat. 1847 Era 10 Oct. 6/2 It's of no use denying the truth that many thought this [race] would be barneyed like Flockton's. 1865 Leaves from Diary Celebrated Burglar 87/2 The affair was about being ‘barneyed’ when Yellow Jemmy hinted that if we'd allow Black Bill to be in it, he would do that job as a part of his share in the ‘burst.’ †2. intransitive. To cheat or compete dishonestly; to collude in match fixing. In later use esp. (in Cumberland and Northumberland wrestling): to allow oneself to be thrown or beaten by prior arrangement, in order to win a bet. Cf. barney n. 2b. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > deceit, deception, trickery > cheating, fraud > act fraudulently, cheat [verb (intransitive)] faitc1330 defraudc1384 to take (the) advantagea1393 false1393 halt1412 haft1519 juggle1528 wily beguile1550 foist1584 lurch1593 fog1621 imposture1624 rook1637 impone1640 cheat1647 chicane1671 humbug1753 fineer1765 gag1781 mountebank1814 jockeya1835 sniggle1837 barney1848 straw1851 honeyfuggle1856 skinch1891 finagle1926 1848 Bell's Life in London 16 Apr. 6 Partington..forced him against the rails, but White tore away from him and ran in a gallant winner amidst shouts of applause, Partington giving up the race at the time he tried to ‘barney.’ 1908 Westmorland Gaz. 22 Aug. 8/3 Heavyweight wrestling..Third round..T. T. and G. M. were both blown out for barneying. 3. intransitive. To argue or quarrel, esp. noisily or rowdily; to have a row. Also (in early use): spec. to dispute the result or legitimacy of a sporting contest on the grounds of an alleged breach of the rules. Cf. barney n. 4. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > dissent > quarrel or quarrelling > quarrel [verb (intransitive)] > in noisy or angry manner flitec900 chidec1000 strivec1290 scold1377 wrangle1377 jangle1382 brawlc1440 bickera1450 to have words1490 altercate1530 jar1550 brangle1553 brabble1568 yed1570 fraple?a1598 barrat1600 warble1600 camp1606 to word it1612 caterwaul1621 cample1628 pickeer1651 spar1698 fratch1714 rafflea1796 row1797 barney1850 dudgeon1859 frabble1885 scrap1895 1850 Bell's Life in London 29 Sept. 7/1 Several of their members said they would either win or ‘barney.’ 1880 Evening Post (N.Z.) 7 Jan. 13/2 He saw the prisoner and prosecutor ‘barneying’ in the middle of some strangers. 1913 A. Bathgate Sodger Sandy's Bairn x. 77 But I can't barney with you all day. 1965 Daily Mirror 23 Nov. 17/2 Trouble is, he'd never barney with me face-to-face—always through a third party. 2014 Sun (Nexis) 3 Nov. 24 Fergie seemed worse than anyone—sent to the stand after barneying with his own fans. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2019; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1834v.1844
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