Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

barbarrel

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: bar-bar-rel
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The card Barbarian Barrel, a ground-targeting spell that does splash damage in the form of a barrel then spawns a single Barbarian troop upon reaching its destination.

Colloquial

Example Sentences

"The spawning barbarian is also useful in distracting troops for a few valueable^([sic]) seconds. For example, you can cast Barbarrel on an incoming Executioner, and the spawning barbarian will distract the Executioner long enough for your tower to kill it."
"Yeah It's Good To have Double spells But Then I will recommend To Play Pekka ramrider Lightning with Barbarrel/log And snowball/arrows...."
"I use the monk and I'd like to say that [I] probably have a 100% win rate when I deflect Barbarrels. It's somewhat easy to bait out but I gain a larger advantage doing that than I do deflecting rockets by a LONG shot and that's just insane"

Etymology

Either a direct clipping of Barbarian Barrel or a blend of barb (“a Barbarian: a troop in Clash Royale”) + barrel. First attested on 24 March 2018 (see quotations).

Usage

Colloquial

Inflected Forms

Barbarrels (plural)

Questions

What does barbarrel mean?: The card Barbarian Barrel, a ground-targeting spell that does splash damage in the form of a barrel then spawns a single Barbarian troop upon reaching its destination.
Where does barbarrel come from?: Either a direct clipping of Barbarian Barrel or a blend of barb (“a Barbarian: a troop in Clash Royale”) + barrel. First attested on 24 March 2018 (see quotations).

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