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barbs¹

noun

  1. plural plural of barb

verb

  1. indicative, present, singular, third person third-person singular simple present indicative of barb

Barbs²

Where it comes from

Clipping of Barbara + -s (hypocoristic suffix).

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.”

Barbs³

noun

  1. plural plural of Barb

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@misc{barbs_2026,
  title = {barbs},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/barbs},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}