- half-pint
- I. noun Date: 15th century 1. half a pint 2. a short, small, or inconsequential person II. adjective Date: 1931 of less than average size ; diminutive
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Half Pint — (born and sometimes credited Lindon Roberts) is a Jamaican dancehall, ragga, and reggae singer. Born Lindon Roberts, but affectionately called Half Pint, he is a product of the West Kingston enclave of Rose Lane, a community which has produced… … Wikipedia
Half-Pint — (de son vrai nom Lindon Roberts) est un chanteur jamaïcain de ragga et de dancehall reggae Sommaire 1 Biographie 2 Discographie 3 Références 4 … Wikipédia en Français
Half pint — (de son vrai nom Lindon Roberts) est un chanteur jamaïcain de ragga et de dancehall reggae Sommaire 1 Biographie 2 Discographie 3 Références 4 … Wikipédia en Français
Half Pint — (de son vrai nom Lindon Roberts) est un chanteur jamaïcain de ragga et de dancehall reggae Sommaire 1 Biographie 2 Discographie 3 Références 4 … Wikipédia en Français
half-pint — (hăfʹpīnt , häfʹ ) n. Slang A small person or animal. * * * … Universalium
half pint — n. 1. a unit of liquid or dry measure equal to 8 ounces or 1/ 4 quart (0.2 liter) ☆ 2. Slang a small person … English World dictionary
half-pint — noun disparaging terms for small people • Syn: ↑runt, ↑shrimp, ↑peewee • Derivationally related forms: ↑shrimpy (for: ↑shrimp), ↑runty ( … Useful english dictionary
half pint — /haf puynt , hahf / for 1; /haf puynt , hahf / for 2, 3 1. half of a pint, equal to 8 fluid ounces (1 cup) or 16 tablespoons (0.2 liter). 2. Informal. a very short person. 3. Slang. a person of little importance or influence. [1605 15] * * * 1.… … Useful english dictionary
half-pint — /haf ˈpaɪnt/ (say hahf puynt) noun 1. half of one pint. 2. a small person, especially a small woman. –adjective 3. of or containing a half pint. 4. of or relating to a small person …
half-pint — a child, a person who is half the size of an adult When you were a boy just a half pint your hair was yellow … English idioms
Half Pint Jaxon — Frankie „Half Pint“ Jaxon (* 2. März 1895; † 1944 in Los Angeles) war ein US amerikanischer Jazz Sänger des New Orleans Jazz und Komödiant. Half Pint Jaxon war ein Vaudevillesänger und Komödiant; er begann seine Karriere im Showbusiness um 1910… … Deutsch Wikipedia
