noun

barnyard

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noun

The area of open ground surrounding a barn, often where farm animals are kept.

"Chickens pecked around the barnyard all morning."

adj

Crude or vulgar, especially in humor.

"He told a few barnyard jokes that made the group groan."

How to Use Barnyard

Learner’s notes

In plain EnglishThe fenced or open area around a barn — or, as an adjective, crude and unrefined.

Common pairings

barnyard animals barnyard humor

more barnyard comparative, barnyards plural, most barnyard superlative

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Chickens pecked around the _____ all morning.

A straightforward compound of "barn" and "yard."

farmyardy

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