not half bad

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Etymology[edit]

Variant of not bad. Cf. also not half.

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not half bad (not comparable)

  1. (idiomatic, litotes) Pretty good, imperfect but more than OK.
    It was his first attempt at cooking, but I tried it and it was not half bad.

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