half-cocked

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half-cocked

adjective

not comparable, of a gun Not fully cocked.
not comparable, of a plan etc Not fully prepared.
Similar: half-baked, dough-baked, half-assed

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@misc{half_cocked_2026,
  title = {half-cocked},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/half-cocked},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}