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divvy

UK/ˈdɪvi/

divvy noun: a dividend; a share or portion.

Noun (1)

divvy (plural divvies)

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

Verb

divvy (third-person singular simple present divvies, present participle divvying, simple past and past participle divvied)

  1. (informal, transitive) To divide into portions.
    • We divvied the money into equal portions to split between us.
    • It is a sordid business, this divvying us up by race.2006, John C. Roberts, concurrence and dissent in part in League of United Latin American Citizens v. Perry, 548 U.S. 399 (2006)

Noun (2)

divvy (plural divvies)

  1. (derogatory, slang) A foolish person.
    • Put it down and stop being a divvy!

Adjective

divvy (comparative more divvy, superlative most divvy)

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

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Forms of divvy

Noun
pluraldivvies
alternative formdivy
alternative formdivvie
Verb
third-person singular presentdivvies
present participledivvying
past participledivvied
pastdivvied
Adjective
comparativemore divvy
superlativemost divvy

Origin of divvy

Clipping of dividend + -y.

Unclear. Suggested sources include a corruption of Davy lamp as used by miners; dividend as an unemployment benefit; or divot meaning "turf", used euphemistically in place of the vulgar sod.

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Questions about divvy

What does divvy mean?
Divvy means a dividend; a share or portion.
What part of speech is divvy?
Divvy can be a noun, a verb or an adjective.
How do you pronounce divvy?
Divvy is pronounced /ˈdɪvi/ (UK).
What is the plural of divvy?
The plural of divvy is divvies.

Words near divvy in the dictionary

  1. divvie
  2. divvied
  3. divvied up
  4. divvies
  5. divvies up
  6. divvy
  7. divvy duck
  8. divvy ducks
  9. divvy up
  10. divvy van
  11. divvy vans

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