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ARGLE-BARGLE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A verbal dispute; a wrangling argument
Synonyms:
argle-bargle; argy-bargy
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("argle-bargle" is a kind of...):
arguing; argument; contention; contestation; controversy; disceptation; disputation; tilt (a contentious speech act; a dispute where there is strong disagreement)
Domain region:
Britain; Great Britain; U.K.; UK; United Kingdom; United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; 'Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom)