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divvy¹

  • /ˈdɪvi/ Canada, UK

Rhymes with -ɪvi

Where it comes from

Clipping of dividend + -y.

noun divvies · divy · divvie

  1. informal A dividend; a share or portion.

verb divvies · divvying · divvied · divy · divvie

  1. informal, transitive To divide into portions. We divvied the money into equal portions to split between us.

divvy²

  • /ˈdɪvi/ Canada, UK

Rhymes with -ɪvi

Where it comes from

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.

noun divvies · divvie

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

    Similar: alcatote, asshat, arsehole, asshole, bayard, berk, birdbrain, blither, bobchin, bonehead, bozo, buffoon

divvy³

  • /ˈdɪvi/ Canada, UK

Rhymes with -ɪvi

adjective more divvy · 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.’

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noun arithmetic: a number or expression

DeutschDividend

verb to divide into portions

Françaispartager, diviser
Deutschaufteilen, auseinanderdividieren, teilen, dividieren

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@misc{divvy_2026,
  title = {divvy},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/divvy},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}