dimidium dimidiumque
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Meaning · English
half and half (mixture of ale and porter, or similar)
Register: humorous, slang
Examples
And when the young Anglo-Roma Gents went out between the acts, in order to imbibe dimidium dimidiumque, or gingiber, (doubtless the ginger-beer of the moderns,) they received at the theatre door […]
Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30)
Sources & notes
Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30 via kaikki.org).
Common questions
What does “dimidium dimidiumque” mean?
half and half (mixture of ale and porter, or similar)
Is “dimidium dimidiumque” formal or informal?
dimidium dimidiumque is generally humorous, slang.