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going halfsies

going halfsies is the present participle and gerund of go halfsies.

Meaning of go halfsies

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

Questions about going halfsies

What is going halfsies the present participle and gerund of?
Going halfsies is the present participle and gerund of go halfsies.

Words near going halfsies in the dictionary

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

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