argy-bargy
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argy-bargy
- /ˈɑɹdʒiˌbɑɹdʒi/ US
- /ˈɑɹɡiˌbɑɹɡi/ US
- /ˈɑːdʒiˌbɑːdʒi/ UK
Rhymes with -ɑː(ɹ)dʒi
Where it comes from
From Scots, variant of argle-bargle, documented since 1822, presumably due to replacement of -le (“frequentative”) with -y (“diminutive”), documented since 1857, but without effect on the meaning.
noun argy-bargies · argie bargie · argie-bargie · argy bargy
- A noisy disagreement, often with some fighting There was a wee bit of an argy-bargy outside the pub.
verb argy-bargies · argy-bargying · argy-bargied · argie bargie · argie-bargie
- To argue. Ten minutes at the least did she stand at the door argy-bargying with that man.
