ar·gy-bar·gy (är g -bär g)n. pl. ar·gy-bar·gies Chiefly British Slang A lively or disputatious discussion. [Scots, reduplication of argie, argument, from argue.] |
argy-bargy, argie-bargie [ˈɑːdʒɪˈbɑːdʒɪ]
n pl -bargies
Brit informal a wrangling argument or verbal dispute Also called argle-bargle
[from Scottish, compound based on dialect argle, probably from argue]
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| Noun | 1. |  argy-bargy - a verbal dispute; a wrangling argumentcontestation, controversy, disceptation, arguing, argument, contention, disputation, tilt - a contentious speech act; a dispute where there is strong disagreement; "they were involved in a violent argument" Britain, Great Britain, U.K., UK, United Kingdom, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland - a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; `Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom |
Translations
argy-bargy (Brit inf)
n → Hin und Her nt (inf), → Hickhack m or nt (inf)
vi → hin und her reden, endlos debattieren
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