halfsies

American  

[haf-seez, hahf-, hav-zeez, hahv-] / ˈhæf siz, ˈhɑf-, ˈhæv ziz, ˈhɑv- /

plural noun

Informal.

1. halves.

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Etymology

Origin of halfsies

half + -sy + -s ³

Example Sentences

Going “halfsies” on model development or infrastructure build-out won’t be enough to turn around the brutal economics of this tech.

From The Wall Street Journal

Even your husband, who was supposed to be going halfsies on this, gets to yuk it up with his co-workers all day.

From Slate

In a conversation he didn’t think was being filmed, he even joked with Mr Campbell about going "halfsies on the cost".

From BBC

Since we’re sharing this space, could we go halfsies on residuals?

From Los Angeles Times

“We made a conscious decision that really was following his lead as a performer, which was, ‘I don’t want to go halfsies back into that room,’” Mr. Licht said.

From New York Times