Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

halfsie

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: half-sie
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

One whose membership in a group is only through one parent or through a partial commitment.

Example Sentences

"When she was eighteen, she went on a United Synagogue Youth Tour (one hundred and twenty all-Jewish high schoolers and one halfsie)."
"Julie says: I am an atheist, although among family and friends I call myself a "halfsie.""
"A halfsie herself, Sarah has "always been primarily attracted to Jewish men" and felt that JDate would help her narrow down her options."
"The fact that it does not matter that Julio is a "halfsie" becomes a moot point when we begin to realize that a strict biological and national essentialism cannot operate in a cultural context that is based on the more open social epistemologies that are set in place in Spansih Harlem."

Etymology

From half + -sie.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: half

Inflected Forms

halfsies (plural)

Questions

What does halfsie mean?: One whose membership in a group is only through one parent or through a partial commitment.
Where does halfsie come from?: From half + -sie.

How to pronounce halfsie

Open the pronunciation page — Open the Speakur entry for “halfsie”.
Read the phonetic spelling — Read the IPA spelling () so you know which sounds to aim for.
Play the audio — Click Play to hear reference audio for “halfsie”.
Repeat and practice — Say “halfsie” aloud, matching stress and vowels until it feels natural.