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divvie

divvie noun: a dividend.

Noun (1)

divvie (plural divvies)

  1. (UK, slang) A dividend.

Noun (2)

divvie (plural divvies)

  1. (UK, derogatory, slang) A stupid person; someone of low intelligence.

Forms of divvie

pluraldivvies
alternative formdivvy

Origin of divvie

From dividend with the diminutive suffix -ie.

Originating from prison slang in the UK. A job often given to the lowest inmates was to put cardboard dividers into boxes. Someone given this job was a 'divider' or a 'div'. Now used as an insult to those who display stupidity.

Questions about divvie

What does divvie mean?
Divvie means a dividend.
What part of speech is divvie?
Divvie is a noun.
What is the plural of divvie?
The plural of divvie is divvies.

Words near divvie in the dictionary

  1. divulsions
  2. divulsive
  3. divulsor
  4. divulsors
  5. divvers
  6. divvie
  7. divvied
  8. divvied up
  9. divvies
  10. divvies up
  11. divvy

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