argy-bargy

[ahr-gee-bahr-gee]

noun

Chiefly British.

plural

argy-bargies 

1. a vigorous discussion or dispute.

argy-bargy

/ ˈɑːdʒɪˈbɑːdʒɪ /

noun

1. Also called: argle-bargle. informal,  a wrangling argument or verbal dispute

Word History and Origins

Origin of argy-bargy¹

First recorded in 1595–1605; alteration of argle-bargle

Word History and Origins

Origin of argy-bargy¹

C19: from Scottish, compound based on dialect argle, probably from _argue