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A.Word.A.Day--argy-bargy What to give to the person who has everything? Give the gift of words. Pronunciation: WAV or RealAudio argy-bargy (ahr-gee-BAHR-gee) noun Chiefly British. A lively or disputatious discussion. [Scots, reduplication of argie, argument from argue.] "Business is not much interested in the political argy-bargy of claim and counter-claim on potential job losses." Bassett, Philip, Please, sir, can I have some more? New Statesman, 21 Jun 1996. It's time again for "The Reduplicatives." That could be the name of a rock band - the one known for razzle-dazzle and their hoity-toity demeanor. They come in pairs, make a little chit-chat, and then hurry-scurry off to their next gig. So let's not shilly-shally or be wishy-washy but look at the mish-mash of their seven other super-duper cousins this week. -Anu (To see a recording of their previous appearance, find the AWAD archive for Sep 98 at http://www.wordsmith.org/awad/archives.html or send a blank message to wsmith@wordsmith.org with subject "archive 0998"). X-Bonus The best lack all conviction, while the worst \ Are full of passionate intensity. -William Butler Yeats [The Second Coming]

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