argy-bargy

argy-bargy Definition

argy-bargy (är′gē bär′gē)

noun

Chiefly Brit., Informal argument; squabble

Etymology: earlier dial. argle-bargle, redupl. alteration (? after haggle) < argue + bargain

argy-bargy Usage Examples

Converse of object

put: BRAZILIAN educationalist Paulo Freire's statement of the obvious on literacy puts the recent argy-bargy over the best method of teaching reading into perspective.

Adjective modifier

unstructured: It looked, without prejudice, a moment of unstructured argy-bargy.
recent: BRAZILIAN educationalist Paulo Freire's statement of the obvious on literacy puts the recent argy-bargy over the best method of teaching reading into perspective.

Preposition: over

method: BRAZILIAN educationalist Paulo Freire's statement of the obvious on literacy puts the recent argy-bargy over the best method of teaching reading into perspective.

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