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half-baked

[haf-beykt, hahf-] / ˈhæfˈbeɪkt, ˈhɑf- /


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Meta’s Quest headsets were still clunky, and the software looked half-baked.

From Barron's • Jan. 16, 2026

We usually die half-baked, so he finishes the cooking, turning up the heat.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 13, 2025

Can Rachel McAdams sue the attorney general for this half-baked theft of her iconic movie villain?

From Salon • Oct. 13, 2025

On Monday, the Institute for Fiscal Studies, an independent economic think-tank, said that the chancellor should avoid "directionless tinkering and half-baked fixes" when trying to boost the government's tax take in the Budget.

From BBC • Oct. 13, 2025

"If you don't get all them nasty, half-baked goblins out your nose, I promise I'm not walking home with you. I'm not playin'." Jasmine Jordan said this like she said most things—with her whole body.

From "Look Both Ways" by Jason Reynolds




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