Barbs

See also: barbs

English

Etymology 1

Clipping of Barbara + -s (hypocoristic suffix).

Proper noun

Barbs

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

     “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.”

Etymology 2

Noun

Barbs

1. plural of Barb

Anagrams

• abbrs, abbrs.