halfsies

English

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Etymology

From half +‎ -sies; compare backsies, swapsies, keepsies.

Pronunciation

  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈhæfsiz/
  • Audio (US):(file)

Noun

halfsies (uncountable)

  1. (childish) The condition of splitting something in half in order to share it.
    Hypernym: splitsies
    • 2008 May 28, Maureen Dowd, “Can He Take a Frisk?”, in New York Times‎[1]:
      Since she’s almost even with the delegates, she’ll want to go halfsies in the government.
  2. plural of halfsie

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