the number of Haiuri, the half-god of the Xhosa people of South Africa, who has only one eye, one ear, one arm, and one leg.
better half
a person’s spouse.
half
U.S. coin worth fifty cents, a half-dollar, in circulation since 1794.
half a loaf is better than none
a phrase meaning: If you can’t get it all, be satisfied with what you can get.
half-and-half
(a) a coffee additive composed of milk and half light cream.
(b) in Britain, a mixed drink, usually half ale and halfporter.
half-assed
(adj.) insufficient, disorganized, inept; done with insufficient planning or forethought.
half-baked
(adj.) ill-conceived, stupid.
half-bottle
champagne measure = 375 ml.
half-cent
U.S. coin in circulation from 1793 to 1857.
half-cocked
(adj.) done with insufficient planning; done before fully ready to perform.
half-dime
five-cent piece, U.S. coin minted from 1796 to 1860.
half-dollar
a fifty-cent coin.
half-eagle
five dollars gold piece, minted by the U.S. from 1795 to 1929.
The Half-Naked Truth
Gregory LaCava’s 1932 film comedy about a slick carnival pitchman (Lee Tracy) who promotes a sideshow exotic dancer (Lupe Velez) to
instant celebrity.
half-penny (ha’penny)
a former British coin, worth half a penny.
half-pint
(a) (slang) a short person.
(b) Pa’s nickname for daughter Laura Ingalls in the TV series, “Little House on the Prairie.”
half-shot
(slang, adj.) Well on the way to being drunk; not in control of one’s faculties.
