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divvie noun a person with instinctive knowledge UK Probably from “diviner”.- Divvie? Maybe it’s from the old word “diviner”, as in water, but who knows? It’s slang for anybody who can guess right about a thing without actually knowing. Some people have it for gems or paintings ... a precious knack that goes separate from any learning. I’m an antiques divvie. — Jonathan Gash, Gold from Gemini, 1978
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