divvy

/ˈdɪvi/

noun 2verb 1adj 1

Collocations

VERB + DIVVY

hated, stop, try

DIVVY + NOUN

moment, winnings

PREP.

until, up

ADV.

absolutely, only

Definitions

noun

A dividend; a share or portion.

verb

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.

noun

A foolish person.

Put it down and stop being a divvy!

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Example Bank

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

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It is a sordid business, this divvying us up by race.

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Put it down and stop being a divvy!

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‘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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We try to divvy up the work fairly.

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He's absolutely not a divvy.

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Usage Notes

i Register

In some senses, divvy is marked as informal, derogatory, slang, dated. Watch for register when choosing this word.

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