"not half" meaning in English

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Adverb

Audio: En-au-not half.ogg [Australia]
Head templates: {{en-adv|-}} not half (not comparable)
  1. (British, slang) Greatly; to a considerable extent. Tags: British, not-comparable, slang Related terms: not half bad Translations: még szép (Hungarian), naná (Hungarian)
    Sense id: en-not_half-en-adv-6e9rI5JM Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header

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