Definition of half-step

half-step

• To act like you want to engage in a fight, but then back down once the other person fights back.

  Don't half step, fool. I'll beat your ass.

  Last edited on Feb 25 2003. Submitted by Alex J. from Portland, OR, USA on Feb 25 2003.

verb

• to do anything in a half-hearted manner.

  Last edited on Aug 21 2013. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Oct 12 2012.

• to give a less than adequate effort toward a task.

  Don't half-step, be the best mother you can be.

  Last edited on Aug 21 2013. Submitted by Anonymous on Aug 21 2013.

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Other terms relating to 'half':
and a half	Definitions include: used to indicate an extreme condition or an excessive amount.
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-wit	Definitions include: in Australia the word half-wit is used to describe someone who is a twit or an idiot!
Other terms relating to 'step':
13th step	Definitions include: To have sex with a fellow addict in a 12-step program. This is AA lingo.
Aztec two step	Definitions include: diarrhea.
banshee two-step, the	Definitions include: suffering a bout of diarrhea so chronic that you only manage a scream and 2 steps before it starts to run down your leg.
green apple quick step	Definitions include: the act of racing to a bathroom while not defecating (specifically: diarrhea) in one's pants.
green apple quick steps, the	Definitions include: diarrhea.
Mexican two step	Definitions include: diarrhea.
sh*t happens just don't step in it	Definitions include: stuff happens just don't cause oh the situation.
step	Definitions include: to "step up" to a fight.
step off	Definitions include: literally, to step away.
step on	Definitions include: to dilute illegal drugs.
step on a duck	Definitions include: to flatulate.
step on a mud duck	Definitions include: to flatulate.
step on it	Definitions include: to drive quickly.
step out	Definitions include: to cheat on one's significant other.
steps	Definitions include: Shoes, particularly basketball high-tops or high-priced running shoes. Nikes.
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