barbs

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proper noun

A diminutive of the female given name Barbara.

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Meanings

barbs1

noun
  1. pluralplural of barb
verb
  1. indicativepresentsingularthird personthird-person singular simple present indicative of barb

Barbs2

proper noun
  1. A diminutive of the female given name Barbara.

    “Hey, Barbs—you can’t let stuff like this divert your energy, you know? It's Will’s karma. He has to work it through.”

    1998 March, S. M. Stirling, Island in the Sea of Time (Nantucket series; 1), New York, N.Y.: New American Library, →ISBN, page 291

Barbs3

noun
  1. pluralplural of Barb

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
slings and arrows

Origin

Clipping of Barbara + -s (hypocoristic suffix).

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Cite this entry
APA

barbs. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/barbs

MLA

“barbs.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/barbs. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “barbs,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/barbs.

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