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Meaning of argy-bargy | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2
/ˈɑɹdʒiˌbɑɹdʒi/

Definitions

A noisy disagreement, often with some fighting

UK, countable, uncountable

Examples

“There was a wee bit of an argy-bargy over the dodgy matter.”
“At least if you adopt a zero tolerance approach, when you next see a banner advertising “CD’s, DVD’s, Video’s, and Book’s”, you won’t just stay indoors getting depressed about it. Instead you will engage in some direct-action argy-bargy!”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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