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Carp vs Parp - What's the difference?

carp | parp |

As nouns the difference between carp and parp

is that carp is any of various freshwater fish of the family Cyprinidae, especially the common carp, Cyprinus carpio while parp is the sound of a car horn or breaking wind.

As verbs the difference between carp and parp

is that carp is to complain about a fault; to harp on while parp is to talk nonsense.

As an interjection parp is

representing the sound of a car horn or breaking wind.

carp

English

(wikipedia carp)

Etymology 1

From (etyl) carpe, from .

Noun

(en-noun)
  • Any of various freshwater fish of the family Cyprinidae'', especially the common carp, ''Cyprinus carpio .
    • See also
    * koi

    Etymology 2

    From (etyl) .

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To complain about a fault; to harp on.
  • (obsolete) To say; to tell.
  • (obsolete) To find fault with; to censure.
    • (Dryden)
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    parp

    English

    Interjection

    (en interjection)
  • (informal) Representing the sound of a car horn or breaking wind.

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • (informal) The sound of a car horn or breaking wind.

    • Verb

    (en verb)
  • (informal) To talk nonsense.
  • (informal) To break wind.
  • (informal) To sound a car horn.

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