divvy

/ˈdɪvi/

Etymology

Clipping of dividend + -y.

noun

  1. A dividend; a share or portion.
  2. A foolish person.“Put it down and stop being a divvy!”

verb

  1. To divide into portions.“We divvied the money into equal portions to split between us.”

adj

  1. Divine; very pleasant, wonderful.“‘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.’”