half-baked

[haf-beykt, hahf-]

half-baked

[haf-beykt, hahf-]
adjective
1.
insufficiently cooked.
2.
not completed; insufficiently planned or prepared: a half-baked proposal for tax reform.
3.
lacking mature judgment or experience; unrealistic.

Origin:
1615–25
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Half-baked is always a great word to know.
So is doohickey. Does it mean:
a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc.
a gadget; dingus; thingumbob.
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half-baked
 
adj
1.  insufficiently baked
2.  informal foolish; stupid
3.  informal poorly planned or conceived

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half-baked definition


  1. mod.
    badly thought out. : It would have been approved if it weren't so half-baked.
  2. mod.
    alcohol intoxicated. : Fred got himself sort of half-baked every Saturday night.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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