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half-pint
noun
disparaging terms for small people
Syn: ↑runt, ↑shrimp, ↑peewee
Derivationally related forms: ↑shrimpy (for: ↑shrimp), ↑runty (for: ↑runt)
Hypernyms: ↑small person

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\\ˈ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷\ noun
1. : half a pint
2. slang : a short, small, or inconsequential person

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halfˈ-pint noun (slang)
A very small person
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Main Entry:half

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half-pint «HAF PYNT, HAHF-», noun, adjective.
–n.
1. half of a pint.
2. Slang. a very small or unimportant person.
–adj.
Slang. very small: »

half-pint foreign cars (Time).


Useful english dictionary. 2012.