different between altercation vs barney

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French altercation.

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /?l.t??ke?.??n/
• (cot–caught merger, Canada) IPA^(key): /?l.t??ke?.??n/
• Hyphenation: al?ter?ca?tion
• Rhymes: -e???n

Noun

altercation (countable and uncountable, plural altercations)

1. Heated or angry dispute

Synonyms

• dispute, wrangle

Related terms

• altercative

Translations

Anagrams

• relactation

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin altercatio

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /al.t??.ka.sj??/
• Rhymes: -??
• Homophone: altercations

Noun

altercation f (plural altercations)

1. Altercation

Further reading

• “altercation” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

English

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) enPR: bä?ni, IPA^(key): /?b??ni/
• (General American) enPR: bä??ni, IPA^(key): /?b??ni/
• Rhymes: -??(?)ni

Etymology 1

Etymology unknown. Often incorrectly thought to be Cockney rhyming slang from "Barney Rubble" ( "trouble", from the character Barney Rubble on The Flintstones), it actually dates back to the 19th century and its origin is unknown.

Noun

barney (plural barneys)

1. (obsolete, Britain, slang) A lark, a romp, some fun.
2. (obsolete, Britain, slang) A hoax, a humbug, something that is not genuine, a rigged or unfair sporting contest.
3. (obsolete, Harvard University slang) A poor recitation. [c. 1810]
4. (Britain, Australia, slang) A noisy argument.
5. (Britain, Australia, slang) A minor physical fight.
6. (US dialect, Boston) A student at Harvard University.

Adjective

barney (comparative more barney, superlative most barney)

1. (obsolete, Britain, slang) insane crazy, loony.

Synonyms

• (noisy argument): quarrel, row, or see Thesaurus:dispute
• (fight): fisticuffs, scuffle, or see Thesaurus:fight

Verb

barney (third-person singular simple present barneys, present participle barneying, simple past and past participle barneyed)

1. (obsolete, Harvard University slang) To recite badly; to fail. [c. 1810]
2. (Britain, Australia) To argue, to quarrel.

Synonyms

• (argue): bicker, have a barney, row, squabble, or see Thesaurus:squabble

References

• Hall, Benjamin Homer (1851) A Collection of College Words and Customs?^[8], page 15
• Albert Barrère and Charles G[odfrey] Leland, compilers and editors (1889–1890) , “barney”, in A Dictionary of Slang, Jargon & Cant […], volume I (A–K), Edinburgh: […] The Ballantyne Press, OCLC 882571771, pages 81–82
• Farmer, John Stephen (1890) Slang and Its Analogues?^[9], volume 1, page 129

Etymology 2

From the character Barney Fife on The Andy Griffith Show.

Noun

barney (plural barneys)

1. (US, pejorative slang) A police officer, usually one perceived as inferior or overzealous.
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Synonyms

• (police officer): fed, pig, or see Thesaurus:police officer

Anagrams

• brayne, nearby