argy-bargy
Word family adjectivearguableargumentativeadverbarguablyargumentativelynounarguerargufierargumentargumentationargumentativenessverbargufyargy-bargyargue
ar·gy-bar·gy /ˌɑːdʒi ˈbɑːdʒi $ ˌɑːrdʒi ˈbɑːr-/ noun [uncountableU] British EnglishBrE informal ARGUEnoisy arguments or quarrelling 争论,争吵 Jones was sent off after a bit of argy-bargy with other players. 琼斯与其他球员发生了一点摩擦,被罚下场。
Origin argy-bargy (1800-1900) argument