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barneyed

barneyed is the simple past and past participle of barney.

Meaning of barney

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.
    • What avails it to make a shine in Greek if the next hour one does a barney in calculus.1947, Samuel Hopkins Adams, Banner by the Wayside
  2. (Australia, UK) To argue, to quarrel.
    Synonyms:
    bicker

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Questions about barneyed

What is barneyed the simple past and past participle of?
Barneyed is the simple past and past participle of barney.

Words near barneyed in the dictionary

  1. barney
  2. Barney Rubble
  3. Barney style
  4. barney-mugging
  5. Barney-style
  6. barneyed
  7. Barneyesque
  8. barneying
  9. barneymugging
  10. barneys
  11. Barneys Reef

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