Argy-bargy Definition
ärgē-bärgē
argy-bargies
noun
argy-bargies
A lively or disputatious discussion.
American Heritage
Argument; squabble.
Webster's New World
A verbal argument.
There was a bit of an argy-bargy over the matter.
Wiktionary
Synonyms:
verb
To argue.
Wiktionary
Origin of Argy-bargy
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It has been suggested that the term derives from the Scottish argle-bargle.
From Wiktionary
Scots reduplication of argie argument from argue
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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