Half-assery

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    The act of half-assing something; carelessness, perfunctoriness. uncountable, vulgar

    "This job has to be done right. I won't tolerate any half-assery."

Example

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"This job has to be done right. I won't tolerate any half-assery."

Etymology

From half-ass + -ery.

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