divvie
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Etymology 1[edit]
From dividend with the diminutive suffix -ie.
Noun[edit]
divvie (plural divvies)
Etymology 2[edit]
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.
Noun[edit]
divvie (plural divvies)
- (British, slang, derogatory) A stupid person; someone of low intelligence.