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[Adverb] | "half*way" | \ ˈhaf-ˈwā \
1: midway between two points
Origin: 14th century ;
Middle English half wey, from half {see: |half:2|half:2} + wey {see: |way:1|way:1};
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[Adjective] | "halfway"
1: midway between two points
2: partial
Origin: 1644 ;
Derivative of {see: |halfway:1|halfway:1};
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[Noun] | "halfway house"
1: a place to stop midway on a journey
2: a halfway place in a progression
3: a residence for individuals after release from institutionalization (as for mental illness, drug addiction, or criminal activity) that is designed to facilitate their readjustment to private life
Origin: 1648 ;
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[Noun] | "the world"
1: the earth and all the people and things on it
2: the people in the world
3: all that is important : everything
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[Idiom] | "halfway decent"
1: fairly good
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[Idiom] | "halfway through"
1: when half finished : at the middle point (of)
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[Verb] | "meet" | \ ˈmēt \
1: to come into the presence of for the first time : to be introduced to or become acquainted with
2: to come together with especially at a particular time or place
3: to come into contact or conjunction with : join
Origin: before 12th century ;
Middle English meten, from Old English mētan; akin to Old English gemōt assembly {mat|moot:3|};
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[Adjective] | "halfway"
1: lacking some necessary part;
* e.g., " ... when halfway measures, such as posting signs, failed to keep people off the property, a fence was erected "
Synonyms :
half,
2: occupying a position equally distant from the ends or extremes;
* e.g., " ... by the time she had reached the halfway point, she was ready to quit the marathon "
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mid,
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[Noun] | "halfway houses"
1: as in homes;
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[Verb] | "meet"
1: to come upon face-to-face or as if face-to-face;
* e.g., " ... we never once met another car on that lonely country road "
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2: to come together into one body or place;
* e.g., " ... we'll meet for dinner, with a discussion to follow, next week "
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3: to come upon unexpectedly or by chance;
* e.g., " ... met her future husband at a party "
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# 1 - { halfway:5205700 }
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[ "halfway" ]
1: "Halfway" is an Irish-American holiday, short for "Halfway to St. Patrick's Day." It is celebrated annually on September 17. It can also be celebrated as Halfway to Unofficial. It is most often celebrated where there are high concentrations of Irish-Americans, such as Illinois, Ohio, and Minnesota, but Celtic clubs and pubs in other states are continuing the trend by hosting 5k runs, barcrawls, or Irish music concerts.
* e.g., ... It's 6 months away
# 2 - { halfway decent:2122208 }
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[ "halfway decent" ]
1: A saying reffering to mediocre, leaning towards the more positive side. Opposite of "mediocre at best".
* e.g., ... "This new crab shack is god awful. At least the french fries are somewhat halfway decent."
# 3 - { Halfway Cursing:5414026 }
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[ "Halfway Cursing" ]
1: Those funny times in middle school when you would say half of a curse word and then your friend would say the other half. This would usually occur during class while the teacher was trying to teach the class his or her lesson.
* e.g., ... Halfway Cursing:
Student 1: Fu...
# 4 - { halfway crook:5093077 }
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[ "halfway crook" ]
1: An impossibility or oxymoron. You either are or are not a crook. You can't steal a little bit from someone and be called a partial thief. You have taken, you are a thief, period. Therefore to say someone is a halfway crook is to refer to an impossibility.
This term was made popular by Mobb Deep in the song "Shook Ones" when they called whack niggahs out who were "Scared to death, scared to look, you shook, cuz ain't no such thing as Halfway Crooks"
* e.g., ... We stealing this car or what? Go hard or go home, sun. Ain't no such thing as Halfway Crooks.
# 5 - { Halfway Highway:6999417 }
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[ "Halfway Highway" ]
1: The segment of US-1 in Deerfield Beach, Florida between Hillsboro Boulevard and Southwest 10th Street.
The nickname is given due to the high density of halfway houses located there. These people are often seen sitting outside of the local Publix Supermarket talking about life as they see it.
Notable Personalities Include:
-Bob the Bus-Stop Bench Warmer
* e.g., ... Person 1: "What's with all these degenerates walking around here?"
[ "Halfway Highway" ]
2: -The crazy black lady having conversations with herself while walking and usually carrying something like a Fed-Ex envelope for delivery to her imaginary whoever.
* e.g., ... Person 2" "Dude we're driving through Halfway Highway."
[ "Halfway Highway" ]
3: -The balding white guy with the smile on his face forever in string flip-flops who looks completely capable of being a productive member of society if he only gave a shit.
[ "Halfway Highway" ]
4: -The hippy white guy with abnormally clean clothes and tucked in shirt on the bike. Walks with a limp.
[ "Halfway Highway" ]
5: The big black quite walker who never has a shirt on because it's too damn hot and he is too damn big. This guy will be around with the cockroaches at the end of the world. He get's a lot of exercise.
[ "Halfway Highway" ]
6: -The latino guy who talks to himself and points
# 6 - { halfway house:1472309 }
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[ "halfway house" ]
1: Rehab for drug addicts
* e.g., ... Man, they said u do not need to go to the Halfway house for weed
# 7 - { Halfway Crook:5369606 }
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[ "Halfway Crook" ]
1: Poser; Fake; Someone who tries to act hard and is really a BIG PUSSY
* e.g., ... "scared to death, scared to look
they shook
# 8 - { Halfway Ho:5091243 }
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[ "Halfway Ho" ]
1: Woman who claims to be freaky or promiscuous, but in reality is quite tame and monogamous.
A tease or an overly flirtatious girl.
* e.g., ... Friend 1:"Look at Janie all in his face, that girl is so slutty!"
Friend 2:"Oh, don't worry girl. That girl is just teasing-she's a halfway ho."
# 9 - { halfway gay:12021325 }
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[ "halfway gay" ]
1: a closeted bisexual.
* e.g., ... Man, Jerry got pegged last night! Good for him, I think he might be halfway gay :-)
# 10 - { halfway massacre:1591116 }
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[ "halfway massacre" ]
1: When a girl is in the process of giving a handjob and the guy is about to jizzum..she leaves the room and makes him finish alone with a paper towel.
* e.g., ... Geoff gets a halfway massacre all the time.
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