Barb

See also: barb and Barb.

English

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

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  • Rhymes: -ɑː(ɹ)b

Proper noun

Barb

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

Etymology 2

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

Noun

Barb (plural Barbz or Barbs)

  1. (slang) A fan of American rapper and singer Nicki Minaj.
    • 2012 August, “Forward Line”, in Inpress, number 1235, page 14:
      Minaj is thrilled to be returning to her legion of Aussie Barbz this October in a brand new full-scale arena show.
    • 2012 December 27, “The year in music”, in Fast Forward Weekly:
      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.
    • 2013 January 9, “Mariah talks about Idol feud”, in Postnoon, page 28:
      Lambs and Barbz, remain calm, but Mariah Carey is once again talking about her infamous feud with Nicki Minaj.
    • For more quotations using this term, see Citations:Barb.

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