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

People

Barb (name) Barb is a feminine given name, often a short form (hypocorism) of Barbara. It is also sometimes a surname. People Given name * Barb Bellini (born 1977), Canadian retired volleyball player * Barbara Barb Bond (b. 1962), American former rugby union ...

, 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-born rapper based in the United States. She is known for her musical versatility, animated flow in her rapping, alter egos and accents. ...

to refer to themselves *

The Barbs The Barbs was a band from Medway, Kent with a non-English member Amy who is from outback NSW Australia. With indie rock and punk-pop influences, the band was never particularly successful in their home country, however gained wider recogniti ...

, a band

Places

* Barb, Ontario, Canada *

DeKalb, Illinois DeKalb ( ) is a city in DeKalb County, Illinois, United States. The population was 43,862 according to the 2010 census, up from 39,018 at the 2000 census. The city is named after decorated Franconian-French war hero Johann de Kalb, who died ...

, USA; nicknamed ''Barb City''

Animals

Barb (feather) Feathers are epidermal growths that form a distinctive outer covering, or plumage, on both avian (bird) and some non-avian dinosaurs and other archosaurs. They are the most complex integumentary structures found in vertebrates and a premi ...

, 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 Cyprinidae, and especially the genera '' Barbus'' and ''Puntius'', but many others also. They were formerly united with the barbels in t ...

, common name for a range of freshwater fish * Barb horse, a breed from North Africa * Barb (pigeon), a breed of domestic pigeon *

Australian Kelpie The Australian Kelpie, or simply Kelpie, is an Australian sheepdog capable of mustering and droving with little or no guidance. It is a medium-sized dog and comes in a variety of colours. The Kelpie has been exported throughout the world and i ...

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 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 impa ...

or similar implement, rendering extraction from the victim's flesh more difficult * A type of pipe fitting called 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 drugs that are chemically derived from barbituric acid. They are effective when used medically as anxiolytics, hypnotics, and anticonvulsants, but have physical and psychological addiction potential as ...

, 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 The Broadcasters Audience Research Board (BARB) 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 ratings were compil ...

, 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 move ...

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

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