argy-bargy
American Heritage Dictionary:
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ar·gy-bar·gy
(är'gē-bär'gē) 
n. Chiefly British Slang, pl., -gies.
A lively or disputatious discussion.
n. Chiefly British Slang, pl., -gies.
A lively or disputatious discussion.
[Scots, reduplication of argie, argument, from ARGUE.]
Oxford Dictionary of Modern Slang:
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argy-bargy
noun
noun
1: Contentious argument, wrangling; an instance of this. (1887 —) .
J. B. Priestley 'Aving a proper argy-bargy in 'ere, aren't you? Losing your tempers too (1948). verb
2: intr. To engage in such disputation. (1888 —) .
[Earlier, argle-bargle, a reduplication prob. formed on argue (perh. influenced by haggle).]
noun
1: Contentious argument, wrangling; an instance of this. (1887 —) .
J. B. Priestley 'Aving a proper argy-bargy in 'ere, aren't you? Losing your tempers too (1948). verb
2: intr. To engage in such disputation. (1888 —) .
[Earlier, argle-bargle, a reduplication prob. formed on argue (perh. influenced by haggle).]
| arb, applesauce, apples and pears | |
| arm, arm candy, armpit |
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