half-step

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English

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Etymology 1

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Noun

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half-step (plural half-steps)

  1. Alternative form of half step

Etymology 2

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From half- +‎ step.

Verb

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half-step (third-person singular simple present half-steps, present participle half-stepping, simple past and past participle half-stepped)

  1. (slang, African-American Vernacular) To back down from; fail to follow through or complete; to be slack
  2. (slang, African-American Vernacular) To fail to display full commitment, preparation, or genuineness; to be a poser; to be a fake or fraud
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