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  1. n. UK, Australia, slang A noisy argument.
  2. n. UK, Australia, slang A minor physical fight.
  3. v. UK, Australia, slang To argue, to quarrel.

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  • chained_bear "... ashamed of the story behind his black eye....

    'Did you,' Les Chaffey said, helping himself to his guest's uneaten food, 'have a barney?'

    Charles stared at his host, transfixed.

    'A blue?'

    He had a headache, and his neck hurt too.

    'A stoush?' Les Chaffey suggested, leaning across his laden plate with knife and fork poised...."
    —Peter Carey, Illywhacker, 388 Apr 17, 2009

  • hernesheir (n): in cinematography, a quilted cozy that fits around a camera to reduce camera noise. Generally only effective on a camera that is relatively quiet to begin with. The term comes from barney blanket, a kind of horse blanket. Jan 17, 2009

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