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51half-stepper — Somebody who doesn t quite finish their work, or tries to take a lot of shortcuts that cheapens the quaility of the work. Another term for slacker (actually a slang military word). You don t want ol smitty there on your team, he s a real half… …
52half-stepper — Somebody who doesn t quite finish their work, or tries to take a lot of shortcuts that cheapens the quaility of the work. Another term for slacker (actually a slang military word). You don t want ol smitty there on your team, he s a real half… …
53half-hearted — adj Lacking enthusiasm or interest. Phil made several half hearted attempts to learn word processing, but we could see that he didn t really like it …
54half a bar — n British before decimalisation in 1971 half a bar was ten shillings; since then it has meant fifty pence. The phrase is Lon don working class or cockney. Bar is an archaic term, still occasionally heard in London, coming from a Romany word (bar… …
55half-breed — noun (C) a word which is now considered offensive meaning someone whose parents are of different races, especially one white parent and one Native American parent half breed adjective …
56half-caste — noun (C) a word which is now considered offensive, meaning someone whose parents are of different races half caste adjective …
57half-breed — /ˈhaf brid / (say hahf breed) noun 1. an animal whose parents are of two different breeds or the like. 2. (derogatory) (racist) (dated) a person having parents of two different ethnic origins, especially with one parent belonging to a dark… …
58half-blood — /ˈhaf blʌd/ (say hahf blud) noun 1. the relation between persons having only one of their parents in common. 2. an animal which has only one parent of pure blood. 3. (derogatory) (racist) (dated) a person of mixed ancestry, especially the… …
59half-blooded — /ˈhaf blʌdəd/ (say hahf bluduhd) adjective 1. (of siblings) having only one parent in common. 2. (derogatory) (racist) (dated) (of a person) having parents of two different ethnic origins, especially with one parent belonging to a dark skinned… …
60half-caste — /ˈhaf kast / (say hahf kahst) (usually derogatory, racist) (dated) –noun 1. a person of mixed ancestry, especially the offspring of one dark skinned and one fair skinned parent. –adjective 2. of or relating to such a person. Usage: The use of… …
