argle-bargle
noun
ar·gle-bar·gle ˌär-gəl-ˈbär-gəl 
chiefly British
: argy-bargy
Synonyms
- altercation
- argument
- argy-bargy [chiefly British]
- battle royal
- bicker
- brawl
- contretemps
- controversy
- cross fire
- disagreement
- dispute
- donnybrook
- falling-out
- fight
- hassle
- imbroglio
- kickup
- misunderstanding
- quarrel
- rhubarb
- row
- scrap
- set-to
- spat
- squabble
- tiff
- wrangle
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Word History
Etymology
reduplication of Scots & English argle, alteration of argue
First Known Use
1834, in the meaning defined above
argle-bargle
noun
as in quarrel
an often noisy or angry expression of differing opinions after a lot of argle-bargle even with members of his own party, the prime minister managed to get the measure through parliament Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- quarrel
- dispute
- argument
- disagreement
- altercation
- controversy
- fight
- misunderstanding
- bicker
- imbroglio
- spat
- row
- cross fire
- disputation
- contretemps
- tiff
- squabble
- brawl
- skirmish
- donnybrook
- rhubarb
- battle royal
- argy-bargy
- feud
- debate
- clash
- set-to
- wrangle
- tangle
- falling-out
- tussle
- logomachy
- scrap
- protest
- protestation
- kickup
- objection
- attack
- difference
- vendetta
- melee
- fracas
- contention
- hassle
- run-in
- dissension
- fisticuffs
- dissention
- catfight
- fuss
- mêlée
- free-for-all
- affray
- fray
- stinkier
- stinkiest
- stinkinesses
- stinking
- stinking ash
- stinking badger
- stinking Benjamin
- stinking cedar
- stinking chamomile
- stinking clover
- stinking drunk
- stinking goosefoot
- stinking grass
- stinking gum
- stinking horehound
- stinking iris
- stinking mayweed
- stinking mustard
- stinking nightshade
- stinking out
- stinking pea
- stinking pheasant
- stinking poke
- stinking rich
- stinking Roger