diveyadj.
/ˈdʌɪvi/, U.S. /ˈdaɪvi/ U.S. colloquial.
Of a bar, restaurant, etc.: shabby, cheap, or disreputable; characteristic of a dive (dive n. 3).
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1952 New Yorker 22 Mar. 28/3 I'll take you to a little steak place I know on Third Avenue. Sort of divey, but good.
1977 Indiana (Pa.) Evening Gaz. 12 Nov. (Family Leisure section) 4/3 The first few years were somewhat difficult. But even when I worked divey clubs, it was always fun.
1991 N.Y. Woman June 36/3 We go tearing about the Village, its familiar landmarks, swank hotel cafés and divey watering holes.
2003 D. Gaines Misfit's Manifesto x. 209 Right downstairs was an infamous divey bar called the Glen Lounge.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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