"argy-bargy" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈɑɹdʒiˌbɑɹdʒi/ [General-American], /ˈɑɹɡiˌbɑɹɡi/ [General-American], /ˈɑːdʒiˌbɑːdʒi/ [Received-Pronunciation] Forms: argy-bargies [plural]
Rhymes: -ɑː(ɹ)dʒi 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. Etymology templates: {{m|en|argle-bargle}} argle-bargle, {{suffix|en||le|t2=frequentative}} + -le (“frequentative”), {{suffix|en||y|t2=diminutive}} + -y (“diminutive”) Head templates: {{en-noun|~|nolinkhead=1}} argy-bargy (countable and uncountable, plural argy-bargies)
  1. (chiefly UK) A noisy disagreement, often with some fighting Tags: UK, countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-argy-bargy-en-noun-A5sInvfj Categories (other): British English
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: argie bargie, argie-bargie, argy bargy

Verb [English]

IPA: /ˈɑɹdʒiˌbɑɹdʒi/ [General-American], /ˈɑɹɡiˌbɑɹɡi/ [General-American], /ˈɑːdʒiˌbɑːdʒi/ [Received-Pronunciation] Forms: argy-bargies [present, singular, third-person], argy-bargying [participle, present], argy-bargied [participle, past], argy-bargied [past]
Rhymes: -ɑː(ɹ)dʒi 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. Etymology templates: {{m|en|argle-bargle}} argle-bargle, {{suffix|en||le|t2=frequentative}} + -le (“frequentative”), {{suffix|en||y|t2=diminutive}} + -y (“diminutive”) Head templates: {{en-verb|nolinkhead=1}} argy-bargy (third-person singular simple present argy-bargies, present participle argy-bargying, simple past and past participle argy-bargied)
  1. (chiefly UK) To argue. Tags: UK Synonyms: argle-bargle, argol-bargol
    Sense id: en-argy-bargy-en-verb-uErsHzaK Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English reduplications, English terms suffixed with -le, English terms suffixed with -y, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 40 60 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 29 71 Disambiguation of English reduplications: 28 72 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -le: 27 73 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -y: 27 73 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 26 74
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: argie bargie, argie-bargie, argy bargy

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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