barney vs quibble

barney

verb
  • To argue, to quarrel. 

noun
  • A minor physical fight. 

  • A student at Harvard University. 

  • A noisy argument. 

  • Synonym of blimp (“soundproof cover for a video camera”) 

  • A police officer, usually one who is inferior or overzealous. 

quibble

verb
  • To complain or argue in a trivial or petty manner. 

  • To contest, especially some trivial issue in a petty manner. 

noun
  • An objection or argument based on an ambiguity of wording or similar trivial circumstance; a minor complaint. 

How often have the words barney and quibble occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )