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tussle
English
Etymology
Related to tousle.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?t?s?l/
- Rhymes: -?s?l
- Homophone: tussal
Noun
tussle (plural tussles)
- A physical fight or struggle.
- A conflict, an argument, a disagreement.
Translations
Verb
tussle (third-person singular simple present tussles, present participle tussling, simple past and past participle tussled)
- To have a tussle.
- The two sets of fans were tussling before the game.
Translations
Anagrams
- sutles
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barney
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)
- (obsolete, Britain, slang) A lark, a romp, some fun.
- (obsolete, Britain, slang) A hoax, a humbug, something that is not genuine, a rigged or unfair sporting contest.
- (obsolete, Harvard University slang) A poor recitation. [c. 1810]
- (Britain, Australia, slang) A noisy argument.
- (Britain, Australia, slang) A minor physical fight.
- (US dialect, Boston) A student at Harvard University.
Adjective
barney (comparative more barney, superlative most barney)
- (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)
- (obsolete, Harvard University slang) To recite badly; to fail. [c. 1810]
- (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)
- (US, pejorative slang) A police officer, usually one perceived as inferior or overzealous.
- 2005, “Scott Peterson's sister speaks out”, in (Please provide the title of the work)?[10], MSNBC, March 3, 2005: “Foo”
Synonyms
- (police officer): fed, pig, or see Thesaurus:police officer
Anagrams
- brayne, nearby
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