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Bardling vs Badling - What's the difference?

bardling | badling |

As nouns the difference between bardling and badling

is that bardling is an inferior bard while badling is an effeminate or womanish man or badling can be a brood, group, or flock of ducks.

bardling

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • An inferior bard.
  • * John Cunningham
    • Faith! let him scape, let Love and Fame survive, / With your kind sanction keep his scenes alive; / Try to approve (applaud we will exempt), / Nor crush the bardling in this hard attempt.

    badling

    English

    Etymology 1

    From (etyl) .

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • An effeminate or womanish man.
  • *2001 , Peter Novobatzky, Ammon Shea, Insulting English :
    • "After the storm, all the women and children bailed desperately to keep the lifeboat from sinking. Not Lucas the badling , though. He just hopped up and down in the stern, flapping his arms in the air and exclaiming, 'Oh my, oh, my!'"
  • One who is bad; a worthless person.
  • *2011 , R.T. Raichev, Murder at the Villa Byzantine :
    • The presence of the badling – poor little Clemmie – was causing particular tension.

    Etymology 2

    Perhaps from an alteration of (paddling).

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A brood, group, or flock of ducks.