- half-pie
- adjective NZ informal imperfect; mediocre.Originpie perh. from Maori pai 'good'.
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half-pie — halfˈ pie adjective (Maori pai good; NZ inf) 1. Not very good 2. Badly done • • • Main Entry: ↑half … Useful english dictionary
half-pie — /haf ˈpaɪ/ (say hahf puy) adjective Colloquial half hearted; mediocre …
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half — [haf, häf] n. pl. halves [ME < OE healf, part, half, akin to ON halfr, Ger halb < IE (s)kelep , lit., divided < base * (s)kel , to cut > SCALP, SKILL, HELM2] 1. a) either of the two equal parts of something [the top half of the sixth… … English World dictionary
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