argy-bargy

1. 1.

   a verbal dispute; a wrangling argument

   Synonymsargle-bargle

   Broadercontroversy

   United Kingdom

Questions about argy-bargy

What does argy-bargy mean?

argy-bargy means "a verbal dispute; a wrangling argument".

How many syllables are in argy-bargy?

argy-bargy has 4 syllables and divides as ar-gy--bar-gy under the regular spelling rules. It is not in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, so that comes from how the word is written rather than from a recorded pronunciation, and no stress or phonetic transcription is claimed for it.

What is another word for argy-bargy?

Close synonyms include argle-bargle. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.