"half-arsed" meaning in English

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Adjective

Audio: EN-AU ck1 half-arsed.ogg Forms: more half-arsed [comparative], most half-arsed [superlative]
Head templates: {{en-adj}} half-arsed (comparative more half-arsed, superlative most half-arsed)
  1. (UK, Ireland, Commonwealth, slang, sometimes considered, vulgar) Alternative spelling of half-assed Tags: Commonwealth, Ireland, UK, alt-of, alternative, slang, vulgar 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, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
     
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