divvy

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Pronunciation

• (British, Canada) IPA: /ˈdɪvi/

Noun

divvy (plural divvies)

1. (informal) A dividend; a share or portion.

Verb

divvy (divvies, present participle divvying; past and past participle divvied)

1. (informal, transitive) To divide into portions.

   We divvied the money into equal portions to split between us.

Translations

• German: Dividend

Noun

divvy (plural divvies)

1. (slang, pejorative) A foolish person.

   Synonyms: Thesaurus:fool

   Put it down and stop being a divvy!

Adjective

divvy

1. (informal, dated) Divine; very pleasant, wonderful.
   • 1924, Ford Madox Ford, Some Do Not..., Penguin 2012 (Parade's End), page 36:

     ‘You'd find,’ the priest said, ‘that it whittled down until the only divvy moment was when you stood waiting in the booking-office for the young man to take the tickets.’

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