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even-steven
e·ven-ste·ven E0250800 (ē′vən-stē′vən)adj. Informal 1. Having nothing due or owed on either side: an even-steven transaction.2. Having a tied score, as in a game.
[even + the name Steven, used as rhyming slang.]even-steven or even-stevensadj1. having no balance of debt; neither owing or being owed: Just buy me a drink and we're even-steven.. 2. (General Sporting Terms) sport with an equal score3. (General Sporting Terms) evenly matchedadv (General Sporting Terms) sport informal with an equal scoree′ven-ste′ven or e′ven-Ste′ven (-ˈsti vən)
adj. 1. even (def. 10). 2. tied. [1865–70; rhyming compound] even-steven
even Stevenslang Equal in something, especially after repaying a debt. All right, here's the $10 I owe you—now we're even Steven.See also: even, Steveneven-stevenExactly equal; also, with nothing due or owed on either side. For example, I've paid it all back, so now we're even-steven. This rhyming phrase is used as an intensive for even. [Mid-1800s] even-Steven1. mod. evenly divided. He made the two piles of diamonds even-Steven and then let me choose which one I wanted. 2. mod. even; balanced. Now that we’ve given each other black eyes, are we even-Steven? |