noun
disparaging terms for small people
• Hypernyms: ↑small person
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\\ˈ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷\ noun1. : half a pint
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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.