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half-past-six
adj 2
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1HALF-PAST-SIX + NOUN
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adj
1
Careless; shoddy.
Hence, its ill-repute of shoddiness and unreliability, as one is criticised for “half-past six work” or an organisation being labelled as a “half-past six company.”
Lately there has been a lot of talk by politicians about our being a “half-past-six” nation.
2
Incompetent.
Whatever Mahathir's shortcomings were, he cannot be accused of being a half-past six leader. The problem with Pak Lah[…]is that all the kings’ horses and all the kings’ men cannot prove that he is not one.
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Hence, its ill-repute of shoddiness and unreliability, as one is criticised for “half-past six work” or an organisation being labelled as a “half-past six company.”
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Lately there has been a lot of talk by politicians about our being a “half-past-six” nation.
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Nah...for such shoddy half past six work...i will stick to my own camera, Tey or Snap-Attack.com!
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