half-step

== English == === Etymology 1 === ==== Noun ==== half-step (plural half-steps) Alternative form of half step. === Etymology 2 === From half- +‎ step. ==== Verb ==== half-step (third-person singular simple present half-steps, present participle half-stepping, simple past and past participle half-stepped) (slang, African-American Vernacular) To back down from; fail to follow through or complete; to be slack (slang, African-American Vernacular) To fail to display full commitment, preparation, or genuineness; to be a poser; to be a fake or fraud ===== Derived terms ===== half-stepping