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-bargles
noun
as in disputes
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
- disputes
- altercations
- disagreements
- fights
- quarrels
- controversies
- arguments
- bickers
- cross fires
- misunderstandings
- brawls
- falling-outs
- battle royales
- battle royals
- set-tos
- battles royal
- argy-bargies
- rhubarbs
- battles royale
- kickups
- rows
- skirmishes
- clashes
- imbroglios
- tiffs
- squabbles
- spats
- contretemps
- disputations
- wrangles
- feuds
- differences
- debates
- donnybrooks
- scraps
- logomachies
- tangles
- fallings-out
- tussles
- attacks
- hassles
- protests
- protestations
- objections
- vendettas
- contentions
- mêlées
- run-ins
- dissentions
- melees
- fracas
- dissensions
- fisticuffs
- fracases
- affrays
- catfights
- fusses
- frays
- free-for-alls
