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).