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go halfsies

/ɡəʊ ˈhæfsiz/

go halfsies verb: to share something by splitting it in half.

Verb

go halfsies (third-person singular simple present goes halfsies, present participle going halfsies, simple past went halfsies, past participle gone halfsies)

  1. (childish, idiomatic) To share something by splitting it in half.
    • He’s like, ‘I’ll go halfsies with you.’2007 January 7, Alex Mindlin, “In the Middle of Broadway, Sickness, and a Sturdy Legacy”, in New York Times
    Synonyms:
    go halves

Synonyms of go halfsies

Forms of go halfsies

third-person singular presentgoes halfsies
present participlegoing halfsies
pastwent halfsies
past participlegone halfsies
alternative formgo halvesies

Origin of go halfsies

go, and diminutive form of half.

Questions about go halfsies

What does go halfsies mean?
Go halfsies means to share something by splitting it in half.
What part of speech is go halfsies?
Go halfsies is a verb.
How do you pronounce go halfsies?
Go halfsies is pronounced /ɡəʊ ˈhæfsiz/.
What is the past tense of go halfsies?
The past tense of go halfsies is went halfsies.

Words near go halfsies in the dictionary

  1. go gold
  2. go great guns
  3. go green
  4. go H.A.M.
  5. go half and half
  6. go halfsies
  7. go halves
  8. go ham
  9. go hang
  10. go hard
  11. go hard in the paint

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