"go halfsies" meaning in English

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Verb

IPA: /ɡəʊ ˈhæfsiz/, /ɡəʊ ˈhɑːfsiz/ Audio: en-au-go halfsies.ogg [Australia] Forms: goes halfsies [present, singular, third-person], going halfsies [participle, present], went halfsies [past], gone halfsies [participle, past]
Etymology: go, and diminutive form of half. Etymology templates: {{m|en|go}} go, {{m|en|half}} half Head templates: {{en-verb|go<goes,,went,gone> halfsies}} go halfsies (third-person singular simple present goes halfsies, present participle going halfsies, simple past went halfsies, past participle gone halfsies)
  1. (childish, idiomatic) To share something by splitting it in half. Tags: childish, idiomatic Synonyms: go halves, go halvesies

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