halfsies

English

Alternative forms

• halvesies

Etymology

half +‎ -sies; compare backsies, swapsies, keepsies.

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /hæfsis/

Noun

halfsies (uncountable)

1. (childish) The condition of splitting something in half in order to share it.

   Hypernym: splitsies

   • 2008 May 28, Maureen Dowd, “Can He Take a Frisk?”, in New York Times‎^[1]:

     Since she’s almost even with the delegates, she’ll want to go halfsies in the government.

2. plural of halfsie

Related terms

• go halfsies

Translations

childish: condition of splitting in half

• Finnish: puokkiin (fi)