go halfsies

English

Alternative forms

• go halvesies

Etymology

go, and diminutive form of half.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡəʊ ˈhæfsiz/, /ɡəʊ ˈhɑːfsiz/

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Verb

go halfsies (third-person singular simple present goes halfsies, present participle going halfsies, simple past went halfsies, past participle gone halfsies)

1. (childish, idiomatic) To share something by splitting it in half.
   • 2007 January 7, Alex Mindlin, “In the Middle of Broadway, Sickness, and a Sturdy Legacy”, in New York Times‎^[1]:

     He’s like, ‘I’ll go halfsies with you.’

Synonyms

• go halves

Translations

to share by splitting in half — see go halves