Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

halfie

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: hal-fie
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A person of mixed-race ancestry.

Informal

noun

A half-smoked cigarette.

Slang

Example Sentences

"But, in this story, it is perfectly acceptable for a young Latino man to choose to date, and to want to date a brown girl, a white girl, a black girl or a halfie."
"I went through an awkward patch on my halfie journey, being self-conscious about not looking like the other white kids."
"Multiracial, mulatto, mixed-nuts, halfies: Whatever you want to call us today, we remain the fastest growing demographic in our country."

Etymology

From half + -ie.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: half

Usage

Inflected Forms

halfies (plural) halfy (alternative)

Phrases

hafu, haafu

Frequently Paired Words

hafu, haafu

Questions

What does halfie mean?: A person of mixed-race ancestry.
Where does halfie come from?: From half + -ie.

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