"halfie" meaning in English

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          "text": "But, in this story, it is perfectly acceptable for a young Latino man to choose to date, and to want to date a brown girl, a white girl, a black girl or a halfie.",
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          "text": "Multiracial, mulatto, mixed-nuts, halfies: Whatever you want to call us today, we remain the fastest growing demographic in our country.",
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        "(informal) A person of mixed-race ancestry."
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        "A half-smoked cigarette."
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        "(slang) A half-smoked cigarette."
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