- half-inch
- Verb. To steal. Rhyming slang for 'pinch'. E.g."Yeah, I didn't have enough money so I half-inched it from my mum's purse." 1920s
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half-inch
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half-inch — /haf inch , hahf /, n. a half of an inch, equal to 1/24 of a foot (1.27 centimeters). [1810 20] * * * half inchˈ noun Half of an inch of length transitive verb (rhyming sl) To pinch, steal • • • Main Entry: ↑half … Useful english dictionary
half-inch — /haf inch , hahf /, n. a half of an inch, equal to 1/24 of a foot (1.27 centimeters). [1810 20] * * * … Universalium
half-inch — noun a unit of length half as long as an inch. verb Brit. informal steal. [1920s: rhyming sl. for pinch .] … English new terms dictionary
half-inch — to steal Rhyming slang for pinch1, mainly of petty pilfering: You used to arf inch suckers orf the barrers. (Kersh, 1936 a sucker was an orange) … How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms
half-inch — /haf ˈɪntʃ/ (say hahf inch) verb (t) Colloquial to pinch; steal. {rhyming slang} …
half inch — I Australian Slang to pinch, to steal II Cockney Rhyming Slang Pinch (steal) Someone s half inched me pint! … English dialects glossary
half-inch — verb To pinch, to steal … Wiktionary
Half inch — to pinch, to steal … Dictionary of Australian slang
half inch — Meaning Pinch (steal). Origin Cockney rhyming slang … Meaning and origin of phrases
half inch — • Rhyming Slang for pinch (steal) … Londonisms dictionary
