argy-bargy
noun /ˌɑːdʒi ˈbɑːdʒi/
/ˌɑːrdʒi ˈbɑːrdʒi/
[uncountable, countable] (plural argy-bargies)
(British English, informal)- noisy argument
争吵；拌嘴；吵闹；抬杠 More Like This Reduplicative wordsReduplicative wordsTopics Opinion and argumentc2- airy-fairy
- argy-bargy
- chit-chat
- criss-cross
- dilly-dally
- harum-scarum
- helter-skelter
- higgledy-piggledy
- hocus-pocus
- hoity-toity
- hotchpotch
- hurly-burly
- itty-bitty
- mumbo jumbo
- mishmash
- nitty-gritty
- ping-pong
- pitter-patter
- shilly-shally
- teeny-weeny
- tittle-tattle
- touchy-feely
- wishy-washy
词源late 19th cent. (originally Scots): rhyming jingle based on argue.