"divvy" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

IPA: /ˈdɪvi/ [Canada, UK] Audio: En-au-divvy.ogg [Australia] Forms: more divvy [comparative], most divvy [superlative]
Head templates: {{en-adj}} divvy (comparative more divvy, superlative most divvy)
  1. (informal, dated) Divine; very pleasant, wonderful. Tags: dated, informal
    Sense id: en-divvy-en-adj-QEw3OV6J
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈdɪvi/ [Canada, UK] Audio: En-au-divvy.ogg [Australia] Forms: divvies [plural]
Etymology: Clipping of dividend + -y. Etymology templates: {{clipping|en|dividend}} Clipping of dividend, {{suffix|en||y}} + -y Head templates: {{en-noun}} divvy (plural divvies)
  1. (informal) A dividend; a share or portion. Tags: informal Derived forms: divvy duck, divvy van Translations (arithmetic: a number or expression): Dividend [masculine] (German)
    Sense id: en-divvy-en-noun-4iVV6TZa
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: divy, divvie (english: for noun only)
Etymology number: 1

Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈdɪvi/ [Canada, UK] Audio: En-au-divvy.ogg [Australia] Forms: divvies [plural]
Etymology: Originating from prison slang in the UK. A job often given to the lowest inmates was to put cardboard dividers into boxes. Someone given this job was a 'divider' or a 'div'. Now used as an insult to those who display stupidity. Head templates: {{en-noun}} divvy (plural divvies)
  1. (slang, derogatory) A foolish person. Tags: derogatory, slang Synonyms: fool, divvie Derived forms: div, divvo
    Sense id: en-divvy-en-noun-gQN140CO
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Verb [English]

IPA: /ˈdɪvi/ [Canada, UK] Audio: En-au-divvy.ogg [Australia] Forms: divvies [present, singular, third-person], divvying [participle, present], divvied [participle, past], divvied [past]
Etymology: Clipping of dividend + -y. Etymology templates: {{clipping|en|dividend}} Clipping of dividend, {{suffix|en||y}} + -y Head templates: {{en-verb}} divvy (third-person singular simple present divvies, present participle divvying, simple past and past participle divvied)
  1. (informal, transitive) To divide into portions. Tags: informal, transitive Derived forms: divvy up Translations (to divide into portions): partager (French), diviser (French), aufteilen (German), auseinanderdividieren (German), teilen (German), dividieren (German)
    Sense id: en-divvy-en-verb-Yx0mlJZJ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -y Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 4 6 40 50 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -y: 23 77
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: divy, divvie (english: for noun only)
Etymology number: 1

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/2/2c/En-au-divvy.ogg/En-au-divvy.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/2c/En-au-divvy.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "Australia"
      ],
      "text": "Audio (AU)"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "divvie"
    }
  ],
  "word": "divvy"
}

{
  "categories": [
    "English 2-syllable words",
    "English adjectives",
    "English entries with incorrect language header",
    "English lemmas",
    "English terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "English terms with audio links"
  ],
  "etymology_number": 3,
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "more divvy",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "most divvy",
      "tags": [
        "superlative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "divvy (comparative more divvy, superlative most divvy)",
      "name": "en-adj"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "English dated terms",
        "English informal terms",
        "English terms with quotations"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "1924, Ford Madox Ford, Some Do Not... (Parade's End), Penguin, published 2012, page 36",
          "text": "‘You'd find,’ the priest said, ‘that it whittled down until the only divvy moment was when you stood waiting in the booking-office for the young man to take the tickets.’",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Divine; very pleasant, wonderful."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "Divine",
          "divine"
        ],
        [
          "wonderful",
          "wonderful"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(informal, dated) Divine; very pleasant, wonderful."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "dated",
        "informal"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈdɪvi/",
      "tags": [
        "Canada",
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "audio": "En-au-divvy.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/2/2c/En-au-divvy.ogg/En-au-divvy.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/2c/En-au-divvy.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "Australia"
      ],
      "text": "Audio (AU)"
    }
  ],
  "word": "divvy"
}

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