divey

[Leafy Kid]

I found this sentence in the explanation about a restaurant.
"It's divey but popular."
Though I checked several dictionaries trying to figure out the meaning of the word "divey", I couldn't find such a word. Or is it a misprint?

 

[cycloneviv]

The writer has put -y onto the end of dive to make an adjective.

Merriam-Webster gives as a definition of dive: 2: a shabby and disreputable establishment (as a bar or nightclub).

You often here, at least in my neck of the woods, "It's a bit of a dive." Maybe we've just got a lot of disreputable establishments around here!

 

[Leafy Kid]

I see. Then I know a lot of "divey" places in my neighborhood!
Thank you!!!

 

[ewie]

Oh there are plenty of dives in Manchester (UK) too, Viv, believe me.

 

[Leafy Kid]

I guess there are more dives than decent places in the world.