argy-bargy
Definitions
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- noun A verbal argument.
- verb To argue.
Examples
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Traditionally, an eyepatch signifies wisdom – Odin sacrificed an eye at the Well of Mimir in exchange for knowledge – though not in Thor, where he's played by Anthony Hopkins, who loses his in an argy-bargy with the Frost Giants.
Anne Billson – Cutter's Way and the great tradition of the film eyepatch
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The gamesmanship — some call it “argy-bargy” — slowed the pace enough so that Mourey joined up from the next chase group.
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But – by the same token – it is not the right of police officers to assault the public, and then turn around and say ‘well, it was a demonstration, there was some argy-bargy over there at this other incident, so we have the right to use any means necessary on any MOP we happen to come across.’
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A tussle is always fun and it seems as though this tussle, this argy-bargy about how we treat each other, the terms that we use, how we acknowledge or don't the differences between us, is one that is of the moment and, for this moment, up for grabs.
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Why call it “fighting” when you can call it “handbags,” or “argy-bargy?”
The Volokh Conspiracy » Soccerphiles & Soccerphobes, Lay Down Your Arms!
Note
It has been suggested that the term derives from the Scottish 'argle-bargle'.
