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Why is losing one's temper sometimes called 'Having a barney'?
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#34919. Asked by gmackematix.
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Stew
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I've only ever heard the expression 'having a barney' in the sense of having an argument or a fight. I've heard it suggested that this is rhyming slang (Barney Rubble - trouble) but I think the expresion is older than the Flintstones. Are you thinking of the expression 'having a paddy', meaning having an uncontrolled temper tantrum? I don't know the origin of that one, though I suspect it could be an English slur on the Irish.
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gmackematix
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No, I meant the 'barney' one but thanks for correcting my definition. It was just a lapse in thought on my part.
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