She's such a Barney!!

See the title for this post? Yeah, those words came out of my husband's mouth at dinner the other day. The response from the rest of us ranged from giggles to smirks to "What in the world are you talking about?" That last one was from me. If you couldn't guess.

So, what was he talking about?

Josh: That's what they call cute girls. Barneys.

Me: Huh?

Josh: Yeah, it's like slang for cute girls.

Me: Uh-huh. Okay, Josh.

Josh: You don't believe me. I'm going to look it up and prove it.

Josh: (After a few minutes spent with Google) So, apparently, the term Barney has several different meanings.

Me: Are any of the meanings "cute girl?"

Josh: No.

So, the deal is this. I have a love/hate relationship relationship with my surname. I love it because I got it from the man I love when I committed to love him forever. I love that. The name itself...yeah, not so much. My friends found my surname-to-be so humorous that they decorated my bridal shower in purple and green. For the famous dinosaur, yes. Lovely...

Anywho...back to the meanings of barney. I found the number of slang meanings for the word to be fascinating and I thought you might too. Or, you might be annoyed that you spent the time today reading them. That's possible also.

So, for those of you still reading, here you go....

barney:

the police (Keep an eye out for Barney.)

a heated discussion or argument (Mom and Dad were having a real barney last night.)

an ungainly, awkward newcomer to surfing (That beach is overrun with Barneys.)

an unattractive male (He is such a Barney.)

Incidentally, Josh was remembering the term used in the TV show Gidget. Apparently, as a young boy he was a Gidget fan. We'll have to return to that little phenomenon later...Sorry, back to my point. Apparently, in Gidget, the characters often spoke of the number of "barneys" on the beach. Josh assumed they must be speaking of all the cute girls on the beach. Nope, turns out they were talking about all the "ungainly, awkward newcomers to surfing."

And now I leave you, my readers, enlightened on the subject of all matters "barney." As for me, I will ponder whether or not I resemble Sally Field and whether or not that factored into my husband's attraction to me...