half-ass
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half-ass
- /ˈhæfæs/ US
Where it comes from
From half + -ass, see half-assed.
adjective more half-ass · most half-ass · half-arse
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Produced in an incompetent or desultory manner, or of something lacking in quality or substance; of low rank; incompetent.
the only abortion she could get even in the city would be a half-ass job by some half-ass doctor who could mess her up for the rest of her life
Similar: half-assed
verb half-asses · half-assing · half-assed · half-arse
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To perform a task incompletely or carelessly.
Near-synonyms: phone in, shortchange, underdo
Similar: phone in, shortchange, underdo
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adj produced in an incompetent manner
| Español | chapucero, cutre, fulastre, frangollón, frangollero, fulero |
|---|---|
| Português | feito nas coxas, meia-boca |
| Italiano | fatto col culo |
| Русский | тя́п-ля́п tjáp-ljáp, на отъеби́сь na otʺjebísʹ, че́рез жо́пу čérez žópu |
verb to perform a task incompletely or carelessly
| Español | chapucear, chambonear, chancar, machetear, emburrar, frangollar |
|---|---|
| Português | fazer nas coxas |
| Français | bâcler |
| Русский | халтурить xalturitʹ |
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