Meaning

3 senses
  1. (informal, not comparable)Exactly even, equal.

  2. (informal, not comparable)Being equal, as in score or account; tied.

  3. (informal, not comparable)Having nothing due, or no balance of debt on either side.

Origin

Possibly a reduplicating rhyme from even (“equal”) + steven (“a voice or say in a matter,

Possibly a reduplicating rhyme from even (“equal”) + steven (“a voice or say in a matter, a constitution”).

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