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argy-bargy

n. & v. joc.
—n. (pl. -ies) a dispute or wrangle.
—v.intr. (-ies, -ied) quarrel, esp. loudly.
Etymology: orig. Sc.

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argy-bargy [argy-bargy argy-bargies argy-bargied argy-bargying] [ˌɑːdʒi ˈbɑːdʒi] [ˌɑːrdʒi ˈbɑːrdʒi] noun uncountable, countable (pl. ˌargy-ˈbargies)(BrE, informal)

noisy disagreement

 

Word Origin:

late 19th cent. (originally Scots): rhyming jingle based on ↑argue.

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argy-bargy etc.:

see under argle-bargle.

Useful english dictionary. 2012.