Divvie
noun, slang
noun, slang ·Uncommon ·College level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A dividend. British, slang
- 2 A stupid person; someone of low intelligence. British, derogatory, slang
Etymology
Etymology 1
From dividend with the diminutive suffix -ie.
Etymology 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.
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