halfsies en · NOUN · etymology 1
Pronunciation
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- /ˈhæfsiz/ (US)
Etymology
From half + -sies; compare backsies, swapsies, keepsies.
Meanings
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(childish, uncountable) The condition of splitting something in half in order to share it.
Since she’s almost even with the delegates, she’ll want to go halfsies in the government.
2008 May 28, Maureen Dowd, “Can He Take a Frisk?”, in New York Times:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| halvesies | alternative | lexicographic |
Hypernyms
Relateds
go halves · Dutch treat · go halfsies · go Dutch
Translations (2)
fi puokkiin (childish: condition of splitting in half) · es miti miti (childish: condition of splitting in half)