Half-step

noun, verb, slang

noun, verb, slang ·Uncommon ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Alternative form of half step. alt-of, alternative
Verb
  1. 1
    To back down from; fail to follow through or complete; to be slack slang
  2. 2
    To fail to display full commitment, preparation, or genuineness; to be a poser; to be a fake or fraud slang

    "No half-steppin', either you want it or you just playin' / I'm listenin' to you knowin' I can't believe what you sayin'"

Example

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"No half-steppin', either you want it or you just playin' / I'm listenin' to you knowin' I can't believe what you sayin'"

Etymology

From half- + step.

Related phrases

half-stepping

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