Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

half-past-six

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.87 in modern English

Syllables: half--past-six
IPA

26

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Careless; shoddy.

Colloquial

adj

Colloquial

Example Sentences

"Hence, its ill-repute of shoddiness and unreliability, as one is criticised for “half-past six work” or an organisation being labelled as a “half-past six company.”"
"Lately there has been a lot of talk by politicians about our being a “half-past-six” nation."
"Nah...for such shoddy half past six work...i will stick to my own camera, Tey or Snap-Attack.com!"
"A RESPECTABLE statesman once said if a country surrenders its sovereignty, it may become a half-past-six country."
"Whatever Mahathir's shortcomings were, he cannot be accused of being a half-past six leader. The problem with Pak Lah[…]is that all the kings’ horses and all the kings’ men cannot prove that he is not one."

Etymology

Unknown.

Usage

Colloquial

Phrases

half past

Frequently Paired Words

half past

Questions

What does half-past-six mean?: Careless; shoddy.
Where does half-past-six come from?: Unknown.

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