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An argument that forgot what it was about an hour ago.
means A heated dispute or angry exchange between people who've fallen out, usually over something that felt enormous at the time.
from From Old French 'querele,' tracing back to Latin 'querela' meaning complaint or grievance, itself rooted in the verb 'queri' — to complain or lament. There's actually a second, separate 'quarrel' in English history: a short, heavy bolt fired from a crossbow, named via Old French 'quarrel' from Latin 'quadrus' (square), because of its four-sided head. The two words are unrelated cousins who just happen to share a spelling — one born of complaint, the other of carpentry.
- origin
- from latin querela, meaning complaint
- vs argument
- less logic, more volume
- typical cause
- usually not the actual stated topic
- resolution rate
- often solved by sleep, not reason