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I. noun
Date: 14th century
a usually fenced area adjoining a barn
II. adjective
Date: 1927
smutty, earthy, scatological <barnyard humor>
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
barnyard
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barnyard — [bärn′yärd΄] n. the yard or ground near a barn, often enclosed adj. 1. of a barnyard 2. like or fit for a barnyard; earthy, smutty, etc … English World dictionary
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barnyard — mod. smutty; obscene. (Refers to the dung found in barnyards. See also barnyard language.) □ Those barnyard movies belong in the barnyard. □ You are thinking barnyard thoughts again. I see it in your eyes … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
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barnyard — /ˈbanjad/ (say bahnyahd) noun 1. a yard next to a barn. –adjective 2. found in a barnyard. 3. appropriate to a barnyard: barnyard behaviour …
