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"Halfway" is an Irish-American holiday, short for "Halfway to St. Patrick's Day." It is celebrated annually on September 17. It can also be celebrated as Halfway to Unofficial. It is most often celebrated where there are high concentrations of Irish-Americans, such as Illinois, Ohio, and Minnesota, but Celtic clubs and pubs in other states are continuing the trend by hosting 5k runs, barcrawls, or Irish music concerts.
It's 6 months away
To the most glorious day
The glass isn't half full
It's HALFWAY
halfway by lucyhalfway September 8, 2010
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halfway decent 

A saying reffering to mediocre, leaning towards the more positive side. Opposite of "mediocre at best".
"This new crab shack is god awful. At least the french fries are somewhat halfway decent."

"This party is terrible, the talk of cake is the only thing that made this party seem halfway decent."
halfway decent by Chris Nagle December 9, 2008

Halfway Cursing 

Those funny times in middle school when you would say half of a curse word and then your friend would say the other half. This would usually occur during class while the teacher was trying to teach the class his or her lesson.
Halfway Cursing:

Student 1: Fu...
Student 2: ck!

Student 1: Shi...
Student 2: t!

Student 1: Cu..
Student 2: nt!!

halfway crook

An impossibility or oxymoron. You either are or are not a crook. You can't steal a little bit from someone and be called a partial thief. You have taken, you are a thief, period. Therefore to say someone is a halfway crook is to refer to an impossibility.

This term was made popular by Mobb Deep in the song "Shook Ones" when they called whack niggahs out who were "Scared to death, scared to look, you shook, cuz ain't no such thing as Halfway Crooks"
We stealing this car or what? Go hard or go home, sun. Ain't no such thing as Halfway Crooks.
halfway crook by MadP July 13, 2010

Halfway Highway

The segment of US-1 in Deerfield Beach, Florida between Hillsboro Boulevard and Southwest 10th Street.

The nickname is given due to the high density of halfway houses located there. These people are often seen sitting outside of the local Publix Supermarket talking about life as they see it.

Notable Personalities Include:

-Bob the Bus-Stop Bench Warmer
-The crazy black lady having conversations with herself while walking and usually carrying something like a Fed-Ex envelope for delivery to her imaginary whoever.
-The balding white guy with the smile on his face forever in string flip-flops who looks completely capable of being a productive member of society if he only gave a shit.
-The hippy white guy with abnormally clean clothes and tucked in shirt on the bike. Walks with a limp.
The big black quite walker who never has a shirt on because it's too damn hot and he is too damn big. This guy will be around with the cockroaches at the end of the world. He get's a lot of exercise.
-The latino guy who talks to himself and points
Person 1: "What's with all these degenerates walking around here?"
Person 2" "Dude we're driving through Halfway Highway."

halfway house 

Rehab for drug addicts
Man, they said u do not need to go to the Halfway house for weed
halfway house by Dr. Drew October 9, 2005

halfway out of the closet 

A phrase used to describe being bisexual and being out of the closet about it.
I don’t really get why it doesn’t seem to count quite as much or be as exciting when we come halfway out of the closet!
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