argle-bargle

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To argue

Last night ye haggled and argle-bargled like an apple-wife; and then passed me your word, and gave me your hand to back it; and ye ken very well what was the upshot.

A verbal argument
argument, lively discussion
argle-bargle

    Hyphenation

    ar·gle-bar·gle

    Pronunciation

    Etymology

    () Originated in Scottish, where argle refers to argument, and bargle to reduplication.
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