argufy

American  

[ahr-gyuh-fahy] / ˈɑr gyəˌfaɪ /

verb (used with or without object)

argufied, argufying

1. Chiefly South Midland and Southern U.S. to argue, dispute, or wrangle.

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argufy British  

/ ˈɑːɡjʊˌfaɪ /

verb

1. facetious to argue or quarrel, esp over something trivial

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Other Word Forms

• argufier noun

Etymology

Origin of argufy

First recorded in 1745–55; argue + -fy

Example Sentences

It ain't in me to argufy wi' 'ee, and, maybe, tear both our hearts.

From The Soul of Susan Yellam by Vachell, Horace Annesley

She evinced a similar disposition to argufy with me, which I avoided by either laughing or yielding.

From The Works of Lord Byron: Letters and Journals. Vol. 1 by Prothero, Rowland E. (Rowland Edmund), Baron Ernle

He hang 'roun' de co'te house at Livingston an' listen to de lawyers argufy.

From Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves: Volume I, Alabama Narratives by United States. Work Projects Administration

It won’t do to argufy here, I tell you.

From Poor Jack by Marryat, Frederick

But no sense ov a place, some think, Is this here hill so high,— ’Cos there, full oft, ’tis nation coad, But that don’t argufy.

From English Dialects From the Eighth Century to the Present Day by Skeat, Walter W. (Walter William)

Related Words

• bicker
• carp
• spar
• squabble
• waffle
• wrangle