Barb

See also: barb and Barb.

English

Pronunciation

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• Rhymes: -ɑː(ɹ)b

Proper noun

Barb

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

Noun

Barb (plural Barbz or Barbs)

1. (slang) A fan of the American singer Nicki Minaj, especially a female one.
   • 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.

Anagrams

• BBAR, Rabb, abbr, abbr.