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argy-bargy

[ ahr-gee-bahr-gee ]

noun

, Chiefly British.
, plural ar·gy-bar·gies.
  1. a vigorous discussion or dispute.


argy-bargy

/ ˈɑːdʒɪˈbɑːdʒɪ /

noun

  1. informal.
    a wrangling argument or verbal dispute Also calledargle-bargle
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of argy-bargy1

First recorded in 1595–1605; alteration of argle-bargle
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Word History and Origins

Origin of argy-bargy1

C19: from Scottish, compound based on dialect argle, probably from argue
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Example Sentences

And to us, in our city apartment, it does feel as if, in the gentle argy-bargy of family life, we’ve been educating each other.

I don’t want to get into an argy-bargy about his character, we want to win this on policy.”

Spats, insults, intellectual argy-bargy, and then on Saturday a formal contest: Ireland v England.

Either way, last term this race bestowed upon us a high level of argy-bargy, so let’s hope for more of that and see where we get to.

Few analysts expect the current argy-bargy to turn into full-scale war.

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