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Wrangling vs Barney - What's the difference?

Wrangling | barney |

As nouns the difference between Wrangling and barney

is that Wrangling is contention; gainstriving while barney is (uk|australia|cockney rhyming slang) a noisy argument or barney can be (united states|pejorative slang) an insult directed at a police officer, usually by someone who believes the officer to be inferior or overzealous.

As verbs the difference between Wrangling and barney

is that Wrangling is while barney is (uk|australia|cockney rhyming slang) to argue, to quarrel.

Wrangling

English

Etymology 1

From (etyl) wranglyng, wranglinge, equivalent to .

Noun

(en noun)
  • contention; gainstriving
  • dispute; disputation; quarreling
  • a dispute; a contentious argument; a brawl

    • Etymology 2

    From .

    Verb

    (head)

    • barney

    Translingual

    Proper noun

    (mul-proper noun)
  • A botanical plant name author abbreviation for botanist E.E. Barney (fl. 1877-79).

    • External links

    * Author query of the International Plant Names Index ----