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Vinony

barb

noun

  1. non-monophyletic group of cyprinid fishes
L16125 on Wikidata ↗

verb

  1. to shave or trim beard of
  2. cause to have barbs
L16127 on Wikidata ↗

Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /bɑː(ɹ)b/

name

  1. A diminutive of the female given name Barbara.
  2. A surname.

noun

Etymology: Clipping of Barbie, from Harajuku Barbie, an alter-ego of Nicki Minaj.

  1. A fan of American rapper and singer Nicki Minaj.

    “Minaj is thrilled to be returning to her legion of Aussie Barbz this October in a brand new full-scale arena show.”

    “I’m not a Barb, but Nicki Minaj totally made me do a 180 on the whole hating-her-songs-and-general-vibe thing I had going on when I went to review her in concert.”

verb

Etymology: Corruption of bard.

  1. To cover a horse in armor.

    “And now, in stead of mounting barbed steeds / To fright the souls of fearful adversaries, / He capers nimbly in a lady's chamber[…].”