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, Ontario, Canada
 * DeKalb, Illinois, USA; nicknamed Barb City

Animals

 * Barb (feather), the branches issuing from the rachis of feathers
 * Barb (fish), 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 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, a drug that acts as a depressant for the central nervous system

Other uses

 * USS Barb, two US Navy submarines
 * Wind barbs for each station on a map of reported weather conditions
 * Broadcasters' Audience Research Board, which compiles television ratings in the United Kingdom
 * Berkeley Barb or The Barb, an underground newspaper of the late 1960s