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English
Alternative forms
Etymology
Possibly a humorous mispronunciation of haphazard.
Pronunciation
Adjective
half-assed (comparative more half-assed, superlative most half-assed)
- (slang) Poorly or incompetently done; desultory.
Translations
poorly or incompetently done
Verb
half-assed
- simple past and past participle of half-ass
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References
Further reading
- Jonathon Green (2024) “half-assed adj.”, in Green’s Dictionary of Slang
- Eric Partridge (2005) “half-assed”, in Tom Dalzell and Terry Victor, editors, The New Partridge Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English, volumes 1 (A–I), London, New York, N.Y.: Routledge, →ISBN, page 949.