"halfsies" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /hæfsis/ [US] Forms: halvesies [alternative]
Etymology: From half + -sies; compare backsies, swapsies, keepsies. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|half|sies}} half + -sies Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} halfsies (uncountable)
  1. (childish) The condition of splitting something in half in order to share it. Tags: childish, uncountable Translations (childish: condition of splitting in half): puokkiin (Finnish), mitimiti (Americanism) [adverb] (Spanish), miti miti (note: also an adverb, Americanism) [masculine, rare] (Spanish), miti mota (Americanism) [adjective, adverb] (Spanish), miti y miti (Americanism) [adverb, rare] (Spanish), a medias [adverb] (Spanish), mitad y mitad [adverb] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-halfsies-en-noun-15fSAXgJ Disambiguation of 'childish: condition of splitting in half': 98 2
  2. plural of halfsie Tags: form-of, plural, uncountable Form of: halfsie
    Sense id: en-halfsies-en-noun-4NFauPXT Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -sies, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 18 82 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -sies: 30 70 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 14 86 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 14 86 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 6 94 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 15 85 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 8 92
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: go halfsies

Alternative forms

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