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Antonyms for divvy

Grammar : Verb
Spell : div-ee
Phonetic Transcription : ˈdɪv i

Definition of divvy

Origin :
  • 1872, American English, originally a noun, a slang shortening of dividend; the verb was in use by 1877 and is primary now (the noun is not in "Webster's New World Dictionary"), leading some (e.g. "Webster's") to think the word is a slang alteration of divide. Related: Divvying. In early 20c. British slang the same word was a shortening of divine (adj.).
  • verb distribute
Example sentences :
  • Then he sees how selfish it would be to keep all that gold for himself.11 "But how'll I divvy it?"
  • Extract from : « Torchy » by Sewell Ford
  • "Yes, count, and see if the rascals made a fair 'divvy' of it," added the captain.
  • Extract from : « Up the River » by Oliver Optic
  • I was going to get Major Sherman to let me divvy up with you.
  • Extract from : « Battling the Clouds » by Captain Frank Cobb
  • I am goin to divvy up, she announced in triumph, but not here.
  • Extract from : « The Turn of the Tide » by Eleanor H. Porter
  • And now I dont want to divvy up, I dont want to divvy up, because I dont want themhere!
  • Extract from : « The Turn of the Tide » by Eleanor H. Porter
  • Youse been stallin' on me fer a year every time it came to a divvy.
  • Extract from : « The Adventures of Jimmie Dale » by Frank L. Packard
  • A long time ago I wanted to divvy up with Patty, and Bobby 299 and the rest.
  • Extract from : « The Turn of the Tide » by Eleanor H. Porter
  • About a month after we commenced falling I actually got a "divvy" out of my place.
  • Extract from : « From Chart House to Bush Hut » by Charles W. L. Bryde
  • "I don't stir from this place until I get my share of the divvy," he declared firmly.
  • Extract from : « Dorothy Dixon Wins Her Wings » by Dorothy Wayne
  • His gang of four-flushers think it's a divvy, but the boss has the wad and they're gettin' one-half of one per cent handouts.
  • Extract from : « The Lash » by Olin L. Lyman

Synonyms for divvy

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