half-ass
/ˈhæfæs/
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.86 in modern English
13
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "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"
- "Near-synonyms: phone in, shortchange, underdo"
- "Now, we go out there and we half-ass it because we're scared, all we're left with is an excuse. We're always gonna wonder. But, we go out there and we give it absolutely everything… that's heroic."
- "if you're working for me and I send you to do a job and you half-ass it, that reflects on me. In civilian life, we'd just fire you. Here I can't get rid of you."
Etymology
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈhæfæs/
Usage
Inflected Forms
more half-ass (comparative)
most half-ass (superlative)
half-arse (alternative, Commonwealth)
half-asses (present, singular)
half-assing (participle, present)
half-assed (participle, past)
half-assed (past)