after a lot of argle-bargle even with members of his own party, the prime minister managed to get the measure through parliament
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However, this raft of procedural changes is at the heart of argle-bargle that way lay projects and choke production.—Roger Valdez, Forbes, 6 Sep. 2024 This was the Biden who mumbled argle-bargle at the White House’s Juneteenth celebration.—Matthew Continetti, National Review, 29 June 2024
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Etymology
reduplication of Scots & English argle, alteration of argue
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