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Divvie

noun, slang

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A dividend. British, slang
  2. 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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