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halbe-halbe.

half and half (split equally between two groupings or parties)

11 characters4 syllables approx.Deutsch language

Meaning & usage

adv
  1. half and half (split equally between two groupings or parties)

    informal
    halbe-halbe machen
Where this word comes from

Literally, “half-half”, from halb. The -e potentially represents an adjective ending corresponding to an elided noun. The phrase seemingly first occured in "halbe-halbe machen", which Küpper dates to 1910, later generalizing into use with other verbs.

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