divvy
Use Divvy in a sentence
i verb (used with object), verb (used without object)
1.
to divide; distribute (often followed by up ): The thieves divvied up the loot.
noun
2.
a distribution or sharing.
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divvy1 (ˈdɪvɪ) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n , pl -vies | |
| 1. | (Brit) short for dividend, esp (formerly) one paid by a cooperative society |
| 2. | (US), (Canadian) a share; portion |
| —vb (usually foll by up) , -vies, -vies, -vying, -vied | |
| 3. | to divide and share |
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Divvy
is always a great word to know.
So is ninnyhammer. Does it mean:
| a fool or simpleton; ninny. |
| an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance. |
| divvy2 (ˈdɪvɪ) | |
| —n , pl -vies | |
| dialect a stupid or foolish person | |
| [C20: perhaps from | |
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Word Origin & History
divvy
1872, originally a noun, a slang shortening of dividend; the verb was in use by 1877 and is primary now (the noun is not in "Webster's New World Dictionary"), leading some (e.g. "Webster's") to think the word is a slang alteration of divide. Related: Divvying. In early
20c. British slang the same word was a shortening of divine (adj.).
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Slang Dictionary
divvy definition[ˈdɪvi]
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Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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American Heritage
Abbreviations & Acronyms
| divvy divide |
The American Heritage® Abbreviations Dictionary, Third Edition
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Example sentences
Catch share programs, in which regional fishery councils divvy up quota shares to fishermen, could help ease this burden.
That's the dilemma for the cancer research community as it struggles to divvy up limited funds.
So, they wouldn't actually take that money, divvy it up and send it back to the hotel.
Ditto for the students, who played paper-rock-scissors to divvy up seconds.
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