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Half-assed

//ˈhæfæst// adj, verb, slang

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Poorly or incompetently done; desultory. slang, vulgar

    "Near-synonym: halfhearted"

Verb
  1. 1
    simple past and past participle of half-ass form-of, participle, past

Etymology

Etymology 1

Possibly a humorous mispronunciation of haphazard.

Etymology 2

Possibly a humorous mispronunciation of haphazard.

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