English · Word Candidate

Barbados

/bɑː(ɹ)ˈbeɪ.dɒs/

Proposed by a contributor, not yet supported by evidence.

Also seen as: Barbadoses · Barbadosing · Barbadosed

Meaning · English

To press-gang (force into naval service).

Verb

Examples

The Barbadian planters […] resorted to shipping in hundreds of Scottish and Irish soldiers who’d been taken prisoner during Oliver Cromwell’s conquest. When that supply ran out, they took to kidnapping children, so many that a new term was coined: “barbadosed” meant the same thing in the late sevent

Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01)

Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01 via kaikki.org).

Common questions

What does “Barbados” mean?

To press-gang (force into naval service).

Is “Barbados” formal or informal?

No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.

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