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half pint

[ haf pahynt, hahf for 1; haf pahynt, hahf for 2, 3 ]
/ ˈhæf ˈpaɪnt, ˈhɑf for 1; ˈhæf ˌpaɪnt, ˈhɑf for 2, 3 /
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noun

half of a pint, equal to 8 fluid ounces (1 cup) or 16 tablespoons (0.2 liter).
Informal. a very short person.
Slang. a person of little importance or influence.

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Origin of half pint

First recorded in 1605–15

Words nearby half pint

half mourning, half nelson, half note, half of it, half pay, half pint, half relief, half rest, half seas over, half shell, half sister
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Words related to half-pint

paltry, measly, inconsequential, tiny, frail, trivial, feeble, youngster, fellow, schoolboy, lad, youth, child, guy, short, scrub, dwarf, wee, shot, dwarfed

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