halfsies

English

Alternative forms

halvesies

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

(US) IPA^(key): /hæfsis/

Noun

halfsies (uncountable)

(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:
  Since she’s almost even with the delegates, she’ll want to go halfsies in the government.
plural of halfsie

Related terms

go halfsies

Translations

childish: condition of splitting in half

Finnish: puokkiin (fi)

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