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half-cocked
[haf-kokt]
adjective
(of a firearm) at the position of half cock.
lacking mature consideration or enough preparation; ill-considered or ill-prepared; half-baked.
half-cocked
adjective
(of a firearm) at half-cock
Word History and Origins
Origin of half-cocked1
Idioms and Phrases
go off half-cocked, to act or happen prematurely: Also go off at half cock.
He went off half-cocked and told everyone the news.
Example Sentences
The $169 costume “Donald Trump Jr. Hunting Halloween” costume features a blood-stained camouflage jacket, a “Half-Cocked” name tag, and a stuffed “leopard” to drape over the shoulder.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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