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A cereal grain that generally comes in 2-row and 6-row varieties. Malted and used to produce sweet, sweet beer.
All I need is barley, water, hops, and yeast and I can make the best beer you ever tasted
barley by SayItLikeItIs May 19, 2005
What you end up saying when you mean barely.
"I barley had any time to do my homework last night!"
barley by ALittleLonesome October 14, 2011
barley means wicked.
man utd r barley> man utd are wicked
barley by d p March 17, 2005
n. cocaine
Brixton slang, rhymes with charlie
there's barley coming in tomorrow, fifty quid a gramme
barley by MC Massive August 9, 2004
a/n. A description for a person who is "off the hook". A barley tends to be the coolest person you know.
My man Barley is a barley
barley by Bitarl May 17, 2005
Used as a truce term, chiefly by children, but also adults, often accompanied by putting one or both thumbs up. South Scotland, Northwest England, English Midlands, North& Mid Wales, from 14th C. Alternatives fainites London, keys West Scotland, kings South Midlands
You playing football?
I'm barley.
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