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Definition of argy-bargy noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

argy-bargy

noun
 
/ˌɑːdʒi ˈbɑːdʒi/
 
/ˌɑːrdʒi ˈbɑːrdʒi/
 [uncountable, countable]
(plural argy-bargies)
(British English, informal)
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  1. noisy argument
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    Topics Opinion and argumentc2
    Word Originlate 19th cent. (originally Scots): rhyming jingle based on argue.
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