ARGY-BARGY


Meaning of ARGY-BARGY in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌär-jē-ˈbär-jē, ˌär-gē-ˈbär-gē ]

noun

Etymology: reduplication of Scots & English dialect argy, alteration of argue

Date: 1887

chiefly British : a lively discussion : argument , dispute

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.