5050

Fifty-fifty odds

5050 is internet and texting shorthand for fifty-fifty, meaning split evenly or having equal odds: Let's go 5050 on dinner.

In skateboarding, a 5050 grind is a trick where both trucks slide along an edge.

The number also appears in various product names and as a reference to equal partnership or chance.

odds

fifty-fifty

Split equally between two

half-and-half · chance · probability · likelihood · randomness · fair · balanced · equal · parity · stochastic

split

even

Uniform and level

  • equalIdentical in amount
  • halfEqual portion of two
  • halvesEqual portions of whole

divide · share · partition · distribution · proportion · ratio · percentage · midpoint · balance · symmetry

uncertain

iffy

Uncertain, questionable

undecided · tentative · ambiguous · unclear · equivocal · hesitant · wavering · indecisive · maybe · borderline

Opposites
probability/certainty

5050sure thing

Guaranteed outcome or agreement

guaranteed · slam dunk · lock · definite · foregone conclusion

distribution/split

5050one-sided

Unfairly weighted toward one

lopsided · all-or-nothing · winner-take-all · unequal · disproportionate

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Everyday, not technical · Rated G