Phrase guide

don't argue

noun · verb · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

An instance of fending off an opponent by holding an arm out straight and pushing in their chest.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Qualifier: Australian rules football

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Antonyms: none provided

2

verb

Meaning 2

To fend off an opponent by holding an arm out straight and pushing in their chest.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Qualifier: Australian rules football

Examples

  • 2017 Justin Talent, "THE MOMENT PORT SKIPPER KNEW THEY HAD SOMETHING SPECIAL" 1116 SEN, 26 June 2017. Accessed 23 August 2018. "“I think in his first session he don’t argued Ollie (Wines) and put him on his arse and probably two weeks later he did the same thing to Hamish (Hartlett), so we knew this kid was going to be pretty special."

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History

Etymology

From the idea that pushing an opponent away with the arm is an order not to argue.