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• divvy

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語源 1

From dividend with the diminutive suffix -ie.

名詞

divvie (複数形 divvies)

1. (Britain, slang) A dividend.

語源 2

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.

名詞

divvie (複数形 divvies)

1. (Britain, slang, derogatory) A stupid person; someone of low intelligence.