Meanings
verbdownarg (third-person singular simple present downargs, present participle downarging, simple past and past participle downarged)
present singular third person downargs · participle present downarging · participle past downarged · past downarged · alternative donnarg
- UKdialectaltransitiveTo gainsay or contradict in an overbearing, domineering manner; browbeat; assert violently.
Origin
From down- + arg (“to argue”).
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “downarg,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/downarg.
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