halfsiesn.adv.

Brit.

/ˈhɑːfsɪz/, U.S.

/ˈhæfsiz/

Forms: 1900s– halfsies, 1900s– halfsy (singular, rare), 1900s– halvsies, 1900s– halvsy (singular, rare).

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: half adj., -sy suffix², -s.

Etymology: < half adj. + -sy suffix² + -s, plural ending.

colloquial (originally U.S.). Esp. in childish or playful language.

A. n.

Halves; two equal shares or parts. Esp. in expressions referring to having or claiming a half-share in something (see also to go halfsies at Phrases).Also occasionally in singular form ( halfsy): a half, a half-share.

ΘΠ

the mind > possession > sharing > [noun] > a share > a half share

halver1517

1922 Washington Post 19 July Tad spied a gold watch lying on the roadway... ‘Halfsies,’ cried the Murray boy. ‘What do you mean, halfsies?’ said Tad, blinking at him doubtfully... ‘You can sell it and give me half the money,’ announced the Murray boy firmly.

1956 Amer. Speech 31 37 Halvsies on the candy bar!

1994 E. Grissell Jtnl. in Thyme 221 Since at least two inches of the trunk of the tree grew on my property, I was in for another ‘halfsy’ on the tree removal.

2021 MailOnline (Nexis) 6 May In the initial sketch all the text was written out in one line, but Drew decided she wanted it split into ‘halfsies’.

B. adv.

In two equal shares or parts; so as to be shared equally between two people.

ΘΠ

the world > relative properties > number > specific numbers > two > division into two > [adverb] > in half > half or by half

halfingc897

halfc1175

halfendeal1387

half-deal1399

half in half1583

half-and-half1818

1968 T. Glynn in Paris Rev. Winter–Spring 86 Steinmetz and his mother..went in halvsies on a box of slim Panatellas.

1992 W. Lamb She's come Undone (2012) ix. 132 She wondered..if I'd like to go in halvsies on matching Indian-print curtains and bedspreads.

2009 S. Balzo From Grounds Up (2010) v. 30 The depot... She and Sarah owned it halfsies somehow and, when Aunt Vi died, the whole thing went to..Sarah.

Phrases

to go halfsies: to share equally with another person; = to go halvers, to go halves.

ΘΠ

the mind > possession > sharing > share [verb (intransitive)] > share by halves

to go halves1678

half1889

1947 Daily News (N.Y.) 17 June c3/1 Back in the year 1725..a silly character named Everett who was a stickupman..sued his partner, another highwayman named Williams, for an accounting and division of their loot. The wigged justices of the time profoundly observed that this was a criminal partnership. Instead of making Williams go halfsies, they hanged him.

1956 A. Durrell Holly River Secret vii. 85 Mama gave me the last Sears Roebuck catalog, and I'll go halfsy on the toys and furniture.

2018 Herald Sun (Austral.) (Nexis) (Weekend ed.) 27 Jan. (Lifestyle section) 10 Neville did not like to pay. He wasn't even fond of going halfsies.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2022).

单词	halfsies
释义	halfsiesn.adv. Brit. /ˈhɑːfsɪz/, U.S. /ˈhæfsiz/ Forms: 1900s– halfsies, 1900s– halfsy (singular, rare), 1900s– halvsies, 1900s– halvsy (singular, rare). Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: half adj., -sy suffix², -s. Etymology: < half adj. + -sy suffix² + -s, plural ending. colloquial (originally U.S.). Esp. in childish or playful language. A. n. Halves; two equal shares or parts. Esp. in expressions referring to having or claiming a half-share in something (see also to go halfsies at Phrases).Also occasionally in singular form ( halfsy): a half, a half-share. ΘΠ the mind > possession > sharing > [noun] > a share > a half share halver1517 1922 Washington Post 19 July Tad spied a gold watch lying on the roadway... ‘Halfsies,’ cried the Murray boy. ‘What do you mean, halfsies?’ said Tad, blinking at him doubtfully... ‘You can sell it and give me half the money,’ announced the Murray boy firmly. 1956 Amer. Speech 31 37 Halvsies on the candy bar! 1994 E. Grissell Jtnl. in Thyme 221 Since at least two inches of the trunk of the tree grew on my property, I was in for another ‘halfsy’ on the tree removal. 2021 MailOnline (Nexis) 6 May In the initial sketch all the text was written out in one line, but Drew decided she wanted it split into ‘halfsies’. B. adv. In two equal shares or parts; so as to be shared equally between two people. ΘΠ the world > relative properties > number > specific numbers > two > division into two > [adverb] > in half > half or by half halfingc897 halfc1175 halfendeal1387 half-deal1399 half in half1583 half-and-half1818 1968 T. Glynn in Paris Rev. Winter–Spring 86 Steinmetz and his mother..went in halvsies on a box of slim Panatellas. 1992 W. Lamb She's come Undone (2012) ix. 132 She wondered..if I'd like to go in halvsies on matching Indian-print curtains and bedspreads. 2009 S. Balzo From Grounds Up (2010) v. 30 The depot... She and Sarah owned it halfsies somehow and, when Aunt Vi died, the whole thing went to..Sarah. Phrases to go halfsies: to share equally with another person; = to go halvers, to go halves. ΘΠ the mind > possession > sharing > share [verb (intransitive)] > share by halves to go halves1678 half1889 1947 Daily News (N.Y.) 17 June c3/1 Back in the year 1725..a silly character named Everett who was a stickupman..sued his partner, another highwayman named Williams, for an accounting and division of their loot. The wigged justices of the time profoundly observed that this was a criminal partnership. Instead of making Williams go halfsies, they hanged him. 1956 A. Durrell Holly River Secret vii. 85 Mama gave me the last Sears Roebuck catalog, and I'll go halfsy on the toys and furniture. 2018 Herald Sun (Austral.) (Nexis) (Weekend ed.) 27 Jan. (Lifestyle section) 10 Neville did not like to pay. He wasn't even fond of going halfsies. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2022). < n.adv.1922
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