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div·vy  (dv) Slang

tr.v. div·vied, div·vy·ing, div·vies

To divide. Often used with up: divvied up the loot.

n. pl. div·vies

A share or portion.

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[Shortening and alteration of dividend.]

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divvy ¹

Verb

[-vies, -vying, -vied] divvy up Informal to divide and share

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divvy ²

Noun

pl -vies Brit, dialect a stupid person

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Noun

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divvy - short for dividend; especially one paid by a cooperative society Britain, Great Britain, U.K., UK, United Kingdom, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland - a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; `Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom dividend - that part of the earnings of a corporation that is distributed to its shareholders; usually paid quarterly