argy-bargy
[ahr-gee-bahr-gee]
- a vigorous discussion or dispute.
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Origin of argy-bargy
First recorded in 1595–1605; see origin at argle-bargle
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argy-bargy
argie-bargie
- British informal a wrangling argument or verbal disputeAlso called: argle-bargle
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Word Origin
C19: from Scottish, compound based on dialect argle, probably from argue
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