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单词 divey
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Definition of divey in English:

divey

adjectivediviest, divier ˈdʌɪviˈdīvē
US informal
  • (of a bar or similar establishment) shabby or sleazy.

    the bar is kind of divey and but the service was good
    it's a divey joint with a few stools along a small counter
    Example sentencesExamples
    • I love living close to this place, it is not too divey, it's just perfect.
    • I bartend in a divey, good-time bar in the heart of Hollywood, serving guys who drink Kentucky bourbon and have tattoos on their necks.
    • It is a cheap place and fairly divey, but fun.
    • I hang out in divey pubs, listen to indie music, and I shop at thrift stores.
    • It's a divey location, but the recipe and ingredients are top.
    • Seattle's karaoke scene runs the gamut from modern and glitzy to gloriously divey.
    • The downstairs is small and has a divey alternative feel to it.
    • This place is good if you want something divey.
    • There are always going to be people who like to spend their time in divey pool halls, while others prefer going to high-end clubs.
    • I came here to impress a VP of my company as she wanted somewhere chill, but not divey and close to our job.
    • MacDonald says it's also a pain that there aren't many good bars in the neighbourhood, "most of them are a bit divey".

Origin

1950s: from dive (sense 3 of the noun).

 
 

Definition of divey in US English:

divey

adjectiveˈdīvē
US informal
  • (of a bar or similar establishment) shabby or sleazy.

    the bar is kind of divey but the service was good
    it's a divey joint with a few stools along a small counter
    Example sentencesExamples
    • I came here to impress a VP of my company as she wanted somewhere chill, but not divey and close to our job.
    • It's a divey location, but the recipe and ingredients are top.
    • I love living close to this place, it is not too divey, it's just perfect.
    • MacDonald says it's also a pain that there aren't many good bars in the neighbourhood, "most of them are a bit divey".
    • The downstairs is small and has a divey alternative feel to it.
    • It is a cheap place and fairly divey, but fun.
    • Seattle's karaoke scene runs the gamut from modern and glitzy to gloriously divey.
    • There are always going to be people who like to spend their time in divey pool halls, while others prefer going to high-end clubs.
    • This place is good if you want something divey.
    • I bartend in a divey, good-time bar in the heart of Hollywood, serving guys who drink Kentucky bourbon and have tattoos on their necks.
    • I hang out in divey pubs, listen to indie music, and I shop at thrift stores.

Origin

1950s: from dive (sense 3 of the noun).

 
 
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