English Explanatory Dictionary

argy-bargy

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A noisy disagreement, often with some fighting
verb
  1. To argue.

Pronunciation

/ˈɑɹdʒiˌbɑɹdʒi/ /ˈɑɹɡiˌbɑɹɡi/ /ˈɑːdʒiˌbɑːdʒi/

Word forms

argy-bargy argy-bargies argie bargie argie-bargie argy bargy argy-bargying argy-bargied

Etymology

From Scots, variant of argle-bargle, documented since 1822, presumably due to replacement of + -le (“frequentative”) with + -y (“diminutive”), documented since 1857, but without effect on the meaning.

Synonyms

argle-bargle argol-bargol
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