the only abortion she could get even in the city would be a half-ass job by some half-ass doctor who could mess her up for the rest of her life
Source: wiktionary
Half-ass
//ˈhæfæs//
Synonyms for "half-ass" (5 found)
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Closest matches (1)
Verb(1 words)
Strong matches (2)
Adjective(1 words)
Verb(1 words)
Related words (2)
Verb(2 words)
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1 entriescoordinate
4 entriesderived
1 entriesTranslations
27 translations across 8 languages.
Finnish
1 entries- puolivillainen adj (produced in an incompetent manner)
French
1 entries- bâcler verb (to perform a task incompletely or carelessly)
Italian
1 entries- fatto col culo adj (produced in an incompetent manner)
Polish
4 entries- na pół gwizdka adj (produced in an incompetent manner)
- niedorobiony adj (produced in an incompetent manner)
- robić na pół gwizdka verb (to perform a task incompletely or carelessly)
- zrobić na pół gwizdka verb (to perform a task incompletely or carelessly)
Portuguese
3 entries- feito nas coxas adj (produced in an incompetent manner)
- meia-boca adj (produced in an incompetent manner)
- fazer nas coxas verb (to perform a task incompletely or carelessly)
Russian
4 entries- на отъеби́сь adj (produced in an incompetent manner)
- тя́п-ля́п adj (produced in an incompetent manner)
- че́рез жо́пу adj (produced in an incompetent manner)
- халтурить verb (to perform a task incompletely or carelessly)
Spanish
4 entries- chapucero adj (produced in an incompetent manner)
- cutre adj (produced in an incompetent manner)
- frangollero adj (produced in an incompetent manner)
- frangollón adj (produced in an incompetent manner)
Swedish
2 entries- halvarslad adj (produced in an incompetent manner)
- halvarsla verb (to perform a task incompletely or carelessly)
Sample sentences
4 total sentences available.
Near-synonyms: phone in, shortchange, underdo
Source: wiktionary
Now, we go out there and we half-ass it because we're scared, all we're left with is an excuse. We're always gonna wonder. But, we go out there and we give it absolutely everything… that's heroic.
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if you're working for me and I send you to do a job and you half-ass it, that reflects on me. In civilian life, we'd just fire you. Here I can't get rid of you.
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