Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

go off halfcocked

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
go of-f half-cocked
IPA
37
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
3
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

Inflected Forms

goes off halfcocked (present, singular) going off halfcocked (participle, present) went off halfcocked (past) gone off halfcocked (participle, past)

Questions

What does go off halfcocked mean?
Alternative form of go off half-cocked.

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