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

  • , 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
  • Build a Rocket Boy

See also

  • Barb wire (disambiguation)
  • Barbes (disambiguation)
  • Barbe (disambiguation)
  • Sainte-Barbe (disambiguation)
  • Barbara (disambiguation)