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argufy

[ ahr-gyuh-fahy ]

/ ˈɑr gyəˌfaɪ /

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verb (used with or without object), ar·gu·fied, ar·gu·fy·ing.

Chiefly South Midland and Southern U.S. to argue, dispute, or wrangle.

Origin of argufy

First recorded in 1745–55; argue + -fy

OTHER WORDS FROM argufy

ar·gu·fi·er, noun

Words nearby argufy

argot, argovie, arguable, arguably, argue, argufy, argument, argumentation, argumentative, argumentum, argumentum ad hominem

Example sentences from the Web for argufy

"Miss Prue and her pa do argufy to beat the band," Nancy remarked to Jenny the cook as she waited for hot cakes.

The Little Red Chimney |Mary Finley Leonard
For what skill had I to argufy with a man of such infinite parts?

The Ladies |E. Barrington
He locks them up in the barracks where they used to argufy and makes them jump out of the windows.

The Napoleon of the People |Honore de Balzac
You're here to dig the hole where mademoiselle chooses; not to argufy.

White Lies |Charles Reade

It's argufy here and argufy there, an' while yer at that, me an' the rest av us is squeezin' the fun out o' life.

Romany of the Snows |Gilbert Parker

British Dictionary definitions for argufy

argufy

/ (ˈɑːɡjʊˌfaɪ) /

verb -fies, -fying or -fied

facetious, or dialect to argue or quarrel, esp over something trivial