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Rumpus vs Barney - What's the difference?

rumpus | barney |

As nouns the difference between rumpus and barney

is that rumpus is a noisy, sometimes violent disturbance; noise and confusion; a quarrel 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 a verb barney is

(uk|australia|cockney rhyming slang) to argue, to quarrel.

rumpus

English

Noun

(rumpuses)
  • A noisy, sometimes violent disturbance; noise and confusion; a quarrel.

    • Synonyms

    * ruckus, turmoil

    See also

    * romp

    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 ----