Word of the Day – Argle-bargle

Argle-bargle (noun)

ah-gl-bah-gl

Copious but meaningless talk or writing; waffle.

Argle-bargle is an example of rhyming reduplication and is thought to have originated in the early 19th century from argy-bargy/argue.

Example sentences

“Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia is known for his use of “legalistic argle-bargle,” in disagreeing with a Supreme Court ruling.”

“If you get past all the pointless argle-bargle he is actually very clever indeed.”