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.”
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