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and a half

and a half phrase: used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see and, a, half.

Phrase

and a half

  1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see and, a, half.
    • three and a half
    • time and a half
  2. (colloquial) An intensifier, used to emphasize great extent or degree.
    • That guy was an idiot and a half.
    • Strolling along, minding my own business
      Well, there goes a girl and a half1977, “Peaches”, performed by the Stranglers

and a half meaning in Hindi, Urdu and Odia

and a half in Hindi

and a half
साढ़े sāṛhe

and a half in Urdu

and a half
ساڑھے sāṛhe

and a half in Odia

and a half
ସାଢ଼େ sāṛhe

Words formed from and a half

  • bitch and a half

Questions about and a half

What does and a half mean?
And a half means used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see and, a, half.
What is and a half in Hindi?
And a half in Hindi is साढ़े (sāṛhe). See And a half meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is and a half?
And a half is a phrase.

Words near and a half in the dictionary

  1. ancyrocephalid
  2. ancyrocephalids
  3. ancyroid
  4. Ancón
  5. and
  6. and a half
  7. and a partridge in a pear tree
  8. and alike
  9. and all
  10. and all that
  11. and all the rest of it

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: and a half (page history and authors); साढ़े (Hindi) (page history and authors); ساڑھے (Urdu) (page history and authors); ସାଢ଼େ (Odia) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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