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barley!
used as a call in children’s games, chiefly in Victoria AUSTRALIA, 1814
Perhaps from French parlez (to parley). Used to indicate that one is safe from being caught or tagged. Some jocular use by adults.- “Hey, barley!” the Red Dean cautioned[.] — Frank Hardy, The Outcasts of Foolgarah, p. 91, 1971
- Apart from claiming immunity during chasey type games, barley was also used to mean “Stop that, I won’t stand for it” when someone blatantly cheated at a card game, or went to eat a cake baked for a later special occasion; or even to indicate strong disagreement with the line of the argument being pursued. — Wordmap (www.abc.net.au/wordmap), 2002
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