half-step
See also: half step
English edit
Etymology 1 edit
Noun edit
half-step (plural half-steps)
- Alternative form of half step
Etymology 2 edit
Verb edit
half-step (third-person singular simple present half-steps, present participle half-stepping, simple past and past participle half-stepped)
- (slang, African-American Vernacular) To back down from; fail to follow through or complete; to be slack
- (slang, African-American Vernacular) To fail to display full commitment, preparation, or genuineness; to be a poser; to be a fake or fraud