Englishfor English speakers
Matthew
Proper noun
—
Matthew is a male given name.
I must say that Matthew is a pretty cool guy.
Barney
properNoun
—
A en given name, and a diminutive of Barnabas, Barnaby, Bernard, or Barnett.
—
A diminutive of the en given names Barnabas, Bernard or Barnett.
—
} based on the given names, or from the place name Barney, Old English "barn/barley island".
—
A city and village in North Dakota.
—
A village in Norfolk, England.
barney
noun
—
(obsolete, UK, slang) A lark, a romp, some fun.
—
(obsolete, UK, slang) A hoax, a humbug, something that is not genuine, a rigged or unfair sporting contest.
—
(obsolete, Harvard University slang) A poor recitation. [c. 1810]
—
(UK, Australia) A noisy argument.
—
(UK, Australia) A minor physical fight.
—
(US, _, dialect, Boston) A student at Harvard University.
barney
verb
—
(obsolete, Harvard University slang) To recite badly; to fail. [c. 1810]
—
(UK, Australia) To argue, to quarrel.
barney
noun
—
police officer