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argy-bargy

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Main Entry:
ar·gy–bar·gy Listen to the pronunciation of argy–bargy Listen to the pronunciation of argy–bargy
Pronunciation:
\ˌär-jē-ˈbär-jē, ˌär-gē-ˈbär-gē\
Function:
noun
Etymology:
reduplication of Scots & English dialect argy, alteration of argue
Date:
1887
chiefly British : a lively discussion : argument, dispute
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