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half-baked

[haf-beykt, hahf-] / ˈhæfˈbeɪkt, ˈhɑf- /


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Meta’s Quest headsets were still clunky, and the software looked half-baked.

From Barron's • Jan. 16, 2026

Ramaphosa's spokesperson Vincent Magwenya said that Judge Madlanga's interim report would not be made public as it was not "helpful to start... debating on something that is half-baked".

From BBC • Dec. 23, 2025

Critics were given seven episodes to preview out of the first season’s nine installments, enough to confirm that any emerging theories about its meaning can only be half-baked.

From Salon • Nov. 26, 2025

We usually die half-baked, so he finishes the cooking, turning up the heat.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 13, 2025

Heather wasn’t thrilled about Vivienne showing up with a child and a half-baked explanation about why he had to live with her, but she didn’t kick them out.

From "The Cruel Prince" by Holly Black




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