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ar⋅gy-bar⋅gy

[ahr-gee-bahr-gee]
–noun, plural -gies. Chiefly British.
a vigorous discussion or dispute.

Origin:
1595–1605; see argle-bargle
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ar·gy-bar·gy   (är'gē-bär'gē)   
n.   pl. ar·gy-bar·gies Chiefly British Slang
A lively or disputatious discussion.

[Scots, reduplication of argie, argument, from argue.]
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