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# divvy

verb (divvy up, divvies, divvied, divvying — informal); noun (a divvy, divvies — UK slang); noun (divvy — informal, share)

«divvy» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. (informal) To divvy up something is to share it out between people. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/divvy/#m1)
2. (UK slang) A divvy is a silly or foolish person; it is a mild insult. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/divvy/#m2)
3. (informal, older) A divvy is a share or dividend, a part of the money that people get. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/divvy/#m3)

### In the lessons

In everyday talk and stories about sharing sweets, money or jobs; in maths it is the idea of division and fair shares. As an insult it is playground language in the UK, mild but not kind. Phrases: divvy up, divvy out, you divvy.

### Examples

- Let's divvy up the sweets so everyone gets five. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/divvy/#x1)
- We divvied the chores between the three of us. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/divvy/#x2)
- (UK slang) Don't be a divvy, you've got your shoes on the wrong feet! [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/divvy/#x3)
- They divvied out the pizza slices. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/divvy/#x4)
- The pirates divvied up the treasure. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/divvy/#x5)
- (UK slang) My brother called me a divvy for forgetting my bag. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/divvy/#x6)

### Note

Informal; in school writing use «share out» or «divide». Comes from divide/dividend. «Divvy up 12 sweets between 4» means 12 ÷ 4 = 3 each. Calling someone a divvy can hurt feelings even if it sounds funny.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «divvy» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/divvy/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«divvy» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/divvy.html) on Mova free.