not half

English

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Adverb

not half (not comparable)

1. (British, slang) Greatly; to a considerable extent.

   "So you fancy that girl then?" "Not half!"

   • 1902, The Windsor Magazine: An Illustrated Monthly for Men and Women‎^[1], Vol. XVI June to November 1902:

     "You bet she wouldn't like fer me to be killed—not 'arf!..."

Related terms

• by half
• dunnarf
• not half bad

 

Translations

greatly, to a considerable extent — see also greatly

• Hungarian: még szép, naná (hu)

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