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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun plural Used following the verb go to indicate that two people are equally sharing the expense for something.

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  • noun childish The condition of splitting something in half in order to share it.

Etymologies

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

[Probably alteration of earlier halvers, from halver, a half share, from halve.]

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half +‎ -sies; compare backsies, swapsies, keepsies.

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