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Noun: barney  baa(r)-nee
Usage: Brit, informal
  1. An angry dispute
    - quarrel, wrangle, row[2], words, run-in [informal], dustup [informal], dust-up, blue [Austral, NZ, informal], bust-up [informal], slanging match [Brit, informal], ding-dong [Brit, informal]

Derived forms: barneys

Type of: conflict, difference, difference of opinion, dispute

Encyclopedia: Barney, ND

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