halfsies
English
Alternative forms
- halvesies
Etymology
half + -sies; compare backsies, swapsies, keepsies.
Noun
halfsies (uncountable)
- (childish) The condition of splitting something in half in order to share it.
- 2008 May 28, Maureen Dowd, “Can He Take a Frisk?”, in New York Times:
- Since she’s almost even with the delegates, she’ll want to go halfsies in the government.
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Related terms
- go halfsies
Translations
childish: condition of splitting in half
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