barney

n

1.Informal. argument, altercation, dispute, clash, falling-out, wrangle, Inf. hassle; quarrel, bicker, disagreement, squabble, spat, tiff, Inf. words; contention, dissension, variance, difference of opinion.

2. prize fight, boxing match, sparring match, fisticuffs; pugilistic encounter; the ring.

3. brawl, fight, affray, fray, Inf. rough-and-tumble, tussle, scuffle, donnybrook; row, dustup, free-for-all, brannigan, Inf. scrap, Sl. rhubarb, Inf. knock-down-drag-out; turmoil, tumult, disturbance, uproar, clamor.