even stephen

adjective

even ste·​phen

variants or even steven

ˌ⸗⸗ˈstēvən

often capitalized S

: having the same score : capable of going one way or the other : tied, even, fifty-fifty

at the end of the seventh the two teams were even Stephen, no hits, no runs, no errors

dividing up on an even Stephen basis

—J. D. Ratcliff

a few more undecided, and the race will be even Stephen

—R. L. Neuberger

Word History

Etymology

from the name Stephen, Steven, used as rhyming slang

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