divvy meaning (informal): definition, etymology and quotations

divvy

noun

CA, UK /ˈdɪvi/

Etymology Clipping of dividend + -y.

Informal A dividend; a share or portion.

Derived terms: divvy duck, divvy van

divvy

verb

Etymology Clipping of dividend + -y.

Informal 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.2006, John C. Roberts, concurrence and dissent in part in League of United Latin American Citizens v. Perry, 548 U.S. 399 (2006)

Derived terms: divvy up

divvy

adj

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.’1924, Ford Madox Ford, Some Do Not... (Parade's End), Penguin, published 2012, page 36:

divvy

noun

Etymology 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.

Derogatory, Slang A foolish person.

Put it down and stop being a divvy!

Derived terms: div, divvo

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