Half-past-six
adj, slang ·Uncommon ·College level
Definitions
- 1 Careless; shoddy. Malaysia, Singapore, colloquial
"Hence, its ill-repute of shoddiness and unreliability, as one is criticised for “half-past six work” or an organisation being labelled as a “half-past six company.”"
- 2 Incompetent. Malaysia, Singapore, colloquial
"Whatever Mahathir's shortcomings were, he cannot be accused of being a half-past six leader. The problem with Pak Lah[…]is that all the kings’ horses and all the kings’ men cannot prove that he is not one."
Example
More examples"Hence, its ill-repute of shoddiness and unreliability, as one is criticised for “half-past six work” or an organisation being labelled as a “half-past six company.”"
Etymology
Unknown, supposedly referring to the angle of a flaccid penis (6:30 on a clock).
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