argufy

[ahr-gyuh-fahy]

verb (used with or without object)

argufied, argufying 

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

argufy

/ ˈɑːɡjʊˌfaɪ /

verb

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

Other Word Forms

• argufier noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of argufy¹

First recorded in 1745–55; argue + -fy

Example Sentences

I quote Milton, I quote lots of different people in the novel, and it’s more like what William Empson called “argufying” than it is writing against, if that makes sense.

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“Why don’t you mind your own business and go to sleep?” says Common-sense; and as I was too tired to argufy, I made no answer, but went off sound.

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

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He admitted that much once when we were argufying.

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“What’s the use of all this argufying?” said the sailor who had before spoken, and who was boatswain of the Falcon.

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Related Words

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