Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

divvie

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: divvie
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

British usage; Slang

noun

A stupid person; someone of low intelligence.

British usage; Derogatory; Slang

Etymology

From dividend with the diminutive suffix -ie.

Usage

Inflected Forms

divvies (plural) divvy (alternative)

Questions

What does divvie mean?: A dividend.
Where does divvie come from?: From dividend with the diminutive suffix -ie.

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