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argy-bargy

[ ahr-gee-bahr-gee ]

noun

Chiefly British.
plural argy-bargies.
  1. a vigorous discussion or dispute.


argy-bargy

/ ˈɑ˻åÏôɪˈ²úÉ‘Ë»åÏôɪ /

noun

  1. informal.
    a wrangling argument or verbal dispute Also calledargle-bargle
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of argy-bargy1

First recorded in 1595–1605; alteration of argle-bargle
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of argy-bargy1

C19: from Scottish, compound based on dialect argle, probably from argue
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Example Sentences

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And to us, in our city apartment, it does feel as if, in the gentle argy-bargy of family life, we’ve been educating each other.

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I don’t want to get into an argy-bargy about his character, we want to win this on policy.â€

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Spats, insults, intellectual argy-bargy, and then on Saturday a formal contest: Ireland v England.

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Either way, last term this race bestowed upon us a high level of argy-bargy, so let’s hope for more of that and see where we get to.

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Few analysts expect the current argy-bargy to turn into full-scale war.

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