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Synonyms of argy-bargy
- wouldn't be a cricket match without a little argy-bargy over the umpire's every call
Synonyms for argy-bargy
Words Related to argy-bargy
- bull session,
- chat room,
- forum,
- meeting,
- powwow
- [informal, now offensive],
- roundtable,
- seminar,
- skull session
- (also skull practice),
- symposium,
- talkathon
- chat,
- conversation,
- rap,
- words
- the perennial argy-bargy over whether the monarchy should be abolished
Synonyms for argy-bargy
- altercation,
- argle-bargle
- [chiefly British],
- argument,
- battle royal,
- bicker,
- brawl,
- contretemps,
- controversy,
- cross fire,
- disagreement,
- dispute,
- donnybrook,
- falling-out,
- fight,
- hassle,
- imbroglio,
- kickup,
- misunderstanding,
- quarrel,
- rhubarb,
- row,
- scrap,
- set-to,
- spat,
- squabble,
- tiff,
- wrangle
Words Related to argy-bargy
- attack,
- contention,
- dissension
- (also dissention)
- affray
- [chiefly British],
- fisticuffs,
- fracas,
- fray,
- free-for-all,
- melee
- (also mêlée)
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The first known use of argy-bargy was in 1839
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