even-steven



even-steven

Exactly equal; also, with nothing due or owed on either side. For example, I've paid it all back, so now we're even-steven. This rhyming phrase is used as an intensive for even. [Mid-1800s]

even-Steven

1. mod. evenly divided. He made the two piles of diamonds even-Steven and then let me choose which one I wanted.
2. mod. even; balanced. Now that we’ve given each other black eyes, are we even-Steven?

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Jessie (2)JES-eeEnglish
Sakurakosah-koo-ṙah-koJapanese
CzesŁAwaches-WAH-vahPolish
Ssanyu-Eastern African, Ganda
Mohammed[məu'hæmed]
Eugeniae-oo-KHE-nyah (Spanish), e-uw-GEN-yah (Polish), yoo-JEE-nee-ə (English), yoo-JEEN-yə (English)Italian, Spanish, Romanian, Polish, English, Ancient Greek (Latinized)