argufy

[ ahr-gyuh-fahy ]

verb (used with or without object)

, ar·gu·fied, ar·gu·fy·ing.

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 Words From

• argu·fier noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of argufy¹

First recorded in 1745–55; argue + -fy

Example Sentences

He locks them up in the barracks where they used to argufy and makes them jump out of the windows.

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You're the last man I'd have expected to hear argufy for faith without works.

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May Irwin's motto, "Don't Argufy," isn't so bad as a working maxim, after all.

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"Miss Prue and her pa do argufy to beat the band," Nancy remarked to Jenny the cook as she waited for hot cakes.

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I hev let ye argufy 'bout'n it; ye hev hed yer fill of words.

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Related Words

• bicker
• disagree
• fall out
• quarrel
• quibble
• wrangle