half-and-halfern.

Brit.

/ˌhɑːf(ə)n(d)ˈhɑːfə/, U.S.

/ˌhæfənˈhæfər/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: half-and-half adj., -er suffix¹.

Etymology: < half-and-half adj. + -er suffix¹.

A person or animal which is partly one thing and partly another; spec. a person with divided political loyalties or allegiances.

1837 Figaro in London 8 July 106/2 The resignation of Burdett has withdrawn from the half-and-halfers the only excuse they had for fencing with the straightforward question ‘Are you a Reformer, or a Tory?’

1859 E. S. Sheppard Almost Heroine (1860) vi. 75 To bring a half-and-halfer's baby into the world.

1896 Daily News 21 Feb. 6/6 You are not an out-and-out Liberal?..a half and halfer?

1960 Irish Democrat June 7/6 Every time-server, every half-and-halfer, every Billy-both-sides,..has a bad word for the Connolly Association.

2011 Times 13 Aug. (Weekend section) 17/1 True seabirds are quite different from half-and-halfers such as seagulls, essentially birds of the coast who are used to foraging inland.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2022).

单词	half-and-halfer
释义	half-and-halfern. Brit. /ˌhɑːf(ə)n(d)ˈhɑːfə/, U.S. /ˌhæfənˈhæfər/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: half-and-half adj., -er suffix¹. Etymology: < half-and-half adj. + -er suffix¹. A person or animal which is partly one thing and partly another; spec. a person with divided political loyalties or allegiances. Π 1837 Figaro in London 8 July 106/2 The resignation of Burdett has withdrawn from the half-and-halfers the only excuse they had for fencing with the straightforward question ‘Are you a Reformer, or a Tory?’ 1859 E. S. Sheppard Almost Heroine (1860) vi. 75 To bring a half-and-halfer's baby into the world. 1896 Daily News 21 Feb. 6/6 You are not an out-and-out Liberal?..a half and halfer? 1960 Irish Democrat June 7/6 Every time-server, every half-and-halfer, every Billy-both-sides,..has a bad word for the Connolly Association. 2011 Times 13 Aug. (Weekend section) 17/1 True seabirds are quite different from half-and-halfers such as seagulls, essentially birds of the coast who are used to foraging inland. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2022). < n.1837
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