go halfsies

/ɡəʊ ˈhæfsiz//ɡəʊ ˈhɑːfsiz/

verb

To share something by splitting it in half.

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Meanings

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

present singular third person goes halfsies · participle present going halfsies · past went halfsies · participle past gone halfsies · alternative go halvesies

  1. childishidiomaticTo share something by splitting it in half.

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

    2007 January 7, Alex Mindlin, “In the Middle of Broadway, Sickness, and a Sturdy Legacy”, in New York Times

    Synonyms: go halves

Synonyms & antonyms

verbTo share something by splitting it in half.

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go halves
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go halves

Origin

go, and diminutive form of half.

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APA

go halfsies. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/go%20halfsies

MLA

“go halfsies.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/go%20halfsies. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “go halfsies,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/go%20halfsies.

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