halfsies
nounUS /ˈhæfsiz/
Etymology From half + -sies; compare backsies, swapsies, keepsies.
1
Childish 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:
- Related terms
- go halfsies, go halves, Dutch treat, go Dutch