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argufy
(ar¦gufy)
Pronunciation:
/ˈɑːgjʊfʌɪ/
verb
(
argufies
,
argufying
,
argufied
)
[
no object
]
humorous
or
dialect
argue or quarrel, typically about something trivial:
It won’t do to argufy, I tell you
Origin:
late 17th century
: fanciful formation from
argue
; compare with
speechify
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