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- 1. imperfect; mediocre: informal New Zealand "even old Jackson, with his Bible and his half-pie parlour ways, must look half savage"
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What does the word half-pie mean? There are two meanings listed in OED's entry for the word half-pie. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. This word is used in New Zealand English. See meaning & use. How common is the word half-pie? Fewer than 0.01 occurrences per million words in modern written English. See frequency
Definition of 'half-pie' Share. ×. Credits. ×. half-pie in British English. adjective. New Zealand informal. poorly planned or conceived. Equivalent expression (in certain other countries): half-baked. Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers. Word origin. from Māori pai good. You may also like. English Quiz. Confusables.
Half-pie definition: poorly planned or conceived. See examples of HALF-PIE used in a sentence.
Define half-pie. half-pie synonyms, half-pie pronunciation, half-pie translation, English dictionary definition of half-pie. adj informal NZ poorly planned or conceived.
Half baked is used overseas, but half pai isn't. 'Half baked' as an expression dates to the 17th Century. Half pie/pai dates to the 20th Century, and emerges from pies being the quintessential Kiwi baked good and pai meaning good.
McGill Dict. of Kiwi Sl. 54/1: half-pie half-hearted or poorly performed; probably Maori ‘pai’, good; eg ‘The whole team had been on the booze the night before and were only playing half-pie.’.
New Zealand informal poorly planned or conceived Equivalent expression (in certain other countries):.... Click for pronunciations, examples sentences, video.
