"half-arsed" meaning in English

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Adjective

Audio: EN-AU ck1 half-arsed.ogg [Australia] Forms: more half-arsed [comparative], most half-arsed [superlative]
Head templates: {{en-adj}} half-arsed (comparative more half-arsed, superlative most half-arsed)
  1. (British, Ireland, Commonwealth, rare) Alternative spelling of half-assed Tags: British, Commonwealth, Ireland, alt-of, alternative, rare Alternative form of: half-assed
    Sense id: en-half-arsed-en-adj-~yHuVGF3 Categories (other): British English, Commonwealth English, English entries with incorrect language header, Irish English

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