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half-pie

British  

adjective

  1. Equivalent expression (in certain other countries): half-baked. informal poorly planned or conceived

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of half-pie

from Māori pai good


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The boy silently transferred the half-pie he had brought from its plate to the shovel.

From A Modern Instance by William Dean Howells

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