Definition of and a half

and a half    

intensifier

• used to indicate an extreme condition or an excessive amount. Can also be used by itself or in response to someone. Also and a quarter.

  Man, I've got a cold and a half.

  Speaker: You got some beer?
  
  Response: And a half!

  You are a jerk and a quarter!

  • See more words with the same meaning: many, much, lots.
  • See more words with the same meaning: very, extremely, completely, in a grand way.

  Last edited on Nov 24 2011. Submitted by Emily M. from UC Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, USA on Jan 13 1998.

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Other terms relating to 'many, much, lots':
up the yin-yang	Definitions include: with a large amount or number present.
weight	Definitions include: large quantities of drugs.
motherload	Definitions include: a huge shipment, large quantity.
bank	Definitions include: a great deal of money.
hardcore	Definitions include: extreme.
hella	Definitions include: a lot of; many; much.
up the butt	Definitions include: An awful lot of something, probably too much of it.
shload	Definitions include: An extremely large amount.
for days	Definitions include: for a long time.
sh*t-ton	Definitions include: an amount that is more than one needs.
whack	Definitions include: crazy.
all the	Definitions include: lots of.
lotta	Definitions include: "lot of".
gang	Definitions include: a large amount or number.
googillion	Definitions include: an extremely large number, used for everyday real-world objects that are unknown and unknowable numbers.
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Other terms relating to 'very, extremely, completely, in a grand way':
the hell out of	Definitions include: to a great extent.
the crap out of	Definitions include: used with a verb (and a direct object) to indicate the action was performed in some impressive way (e.g. aggressively, quickly, well, etc.)
*ss	Definitions include: anything displeasing.
fecking	Definitions include: "fucking".
and a quarter	Definitions include: used to indicate an extreme condition or an excessive amount.
af	Definitions include: acronym for "as fuck".
as cheese	Definitions include: very; really; extremely.
royally	Definitions include: very; really; extremely.
mad	Definitions include: good, in reference to talent.
freakishly	Definitions include: very.
well	Definitions include: to lie.
like a motherf*cker	Definitions include: intensely.
V	Definitions include: "vehicle".
as f*ck	Definitions include: an intensifier.
freak	Definitions include: a person who is strange or different.
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Other terms relating to 'a':
a	Definitions include: amphetamine.
A-1	Definitions include: the best.
a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.	Definitions include: something you have now is worth more than two things you have just a chance of getting.
a bit much	Definitions include: excessive.
a bit of how's your father	Definitions include: sexual activity.
a boat	Definitions include: In the West/Central Canadian accent, "about" is pronounced somewhere between "aboot" and "a boat".
a couple beers short of a six-pack	Definitions include: a little crazy
a couple three	Definitions include: an unspecified small number.
act a fool	Definitions include: to play around.
a dime a dozen	Definitions include: very common.
a dog with two d*cks	Definitions include: a mythical creature who is extremely happy or fortunate.
a dollar three eighty	Definitions include: a non-specified price.
a dollar three eightyfive	Definitions include: a non-specified price.
adopt a tree	Definitions include: to collide with a tree.
a face that only a mother could love	Definitions include: an ugly face.
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Other terms relating to 'and':
AAB	Definitions include: acronym for "assault and battery".
Abel and Cain	Definitions include: "rain".
Adam and Eve	Definitions include: Cockney rhyme for ''believe''.
all bark and no bite	Definitions include: to talk a lot but never take action.
all fingers and thumbs	Definitions include: clumsy.
all that and a bag of chips	Definitions include: better than all that.
all that and a bag of Fritos	Definitions include: the best.
all wind and piss	Definitions include: without substance; all talk and no action.
an arm and a leg	Definitions include: a lot of money.
and 1	Definitions include: to get fouled in basketball and make the basket
and all that jazz	Definitions include: et cetera.
and a quarter	Definitions include: used to indicate an extreme condition or an excessive amount.
and change	Definitions include: a quantity between 1 and one order of magnitude lower than the quantity previously mentioned.
and how	Definitions include: interjection of agreement.
and sh*t	Definitions include: used to emphasize the preceding statement.
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Other terms relating to 'half':
be half bad	Definitions include: to be okay or good.
better half	Definitions include: one's significant other.
half a c*nt hair	Definitions include: A very small unit of measurement.
half-*ss	Definitions include: terrible, lousy, respect-less, lazy.
half-*ssed	Definitions include: Shoddy or poor workmanship.
half bad	Definitions include: See be half bad.
half-baked	Definitions include: not sufficiently thought out.
half-cheek sneak	Definitions include: to raise one buttock and to then flatuate.
half g	Definitions include: $500
half-hearted	Definitions include: lacking enthusiasm.
half in the bag	Definitions include: drunk.
half-pint	Definitions include: a short person.
half rack	Definitions include: a 12-pack of beer.
half-step	Definitions include: To act like you want to engage in a fight, but then back down once the other person fights back.
half-wit	Definitions include: in Australia the word half-wit is used to describe someone who is a twit or an idiot!

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