half-pie
adjective
NZ informal
poorly planned or conceived
Equivalent expression (in certain other countries): half-baked
Word Origin for half-pie
from Māori
pai good
Words nearby half-pie
half-open,
half-open interval,
half-p,
half-peck,
half-pedalling,
half-pie,
half-pike,
half-pipe,
half-plane,
half-plate,
half-pound
Example sentences from the Web for half-pie
The boy silently transferred the half-pie he had brought from its plate to the shovel.
A Modern Instance |William Dean Howells