Barb or the BARBs or ''variation'' may refer to:

People

* Barb (name), a list of people and fictional characters with the given name or surname * Barb, a term used by fans of

Nicki Minaj Onika Tanya Maraj-Petty (born December 8, 1982), known professionally as Nicki Minaj ( ), is a Trinidadian rapper, singer, and songwriter. Regarded as the "Queen of Rap" and one of the most influential rappers of all time, she is noted for her ...

to refer to themselves * The Barbs, a band

Places

Barb, Ontario East Hawkesbury is a township (Canada), township in eastern Ontario, Canada, in the United Counties of Prescott and Russell. Situated on the Ottawa River, its eastern boundary is the border with the province of Quebec. Communities The township c ...

, Canada *

DeKalb, Illinois DeKalb ( ) is a city in DeKalb County, Illinois, United States. The population was 40,290 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census. The city is named after decorated Franconian-French war hero Johann de Kalb, who died during the Ameri ...

, USA; nicknamed ''Barb City''

Animals

* Barb (feather), the branches issuing from the rachis of feathers *

Barb (fish) A barb is one of various ray-finned fish species in a non-phylogenetic group, with members in the family (biology), family Cyprinidae, and especially the genera ''Barbus'' and ''Puntius'', but many others also. They were formerly united with the ...

, common name for a range of freshwater fish * Barb horse, a breed from North Africa * Barb (pigeon), a breed of domestic pigeon * Australian Kelpie or barb, a breed of dog * The Barb (1863–1888), Australian Thoroughbred racehorse

Implements

* Barding or barb, a type of armor for horses * A backward-facing point on a

fish hook A fish hook or fishhook, formerly also called an angle (from Old English ''angol'' and Proto-Germanic ''*angulaz''), is a hook used to catch fish either by piercing and embedding onto the inside of the fish mouth (angling) or, more rarely, by i ...

or similar implement, rendering extraction from the victim's flesh more difficult * A type of pipe fitting called

barb Barb or the BARBs or ''variation'' may refer to: People * Barb (name), a list of people and fictional characters with the given name or surname * Barb, a term used by fans of Nicki Minaj to refer to themselves * The Barbs, a band Places * Barb, ...

, used to connect hosing (the ridges face backward, making insertion easy and removal difficult) * Barb, a shortened version of

barbiturate Barbiturates are a class of depressant, depressant drugs that are chemically derived from barbituric acid. They are effective when used medication, medically as anxiolytics, hypnotics, and anticonvulsants, but have physical and psychological a ...

, a drug that acts as a depressant for the central nervous system

Other uses

* , two US Navy submarines * Wind barbs for each station on a map of reported weather conditions *

Broadcasters' Audience Research Board Barb Audiences Ltd (formerly Broadcasters Audience Research Board) is a British organisation that compiles audience measurement and television ratings in the United Kingdom. It was created in 1981 to replace two previous systems whereby ITV (T ...

, which compiles television ratings in the United Kingdom * ''

Berkeley Barb The ''Berkeley Barb'' was a weekly underground newspaper published in Berkeley, California, during the years 1965 to 1980. It was one of the first and most influential of the counterculture newspapers, covering such subjects as the anti-war mov ...

'' or ''The Barb'', an underground newspaper of the late 1960s

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