Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A semitrailer.
- noun A tractor-trailer.
- noun A semifinal.
- noun A semiformal dance.
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- noun UK, Australia, Canada A
semi-detached house. - noun A
semitrailer ; atractor-trailer ; aneighteen-wheeler . - noun A
semifinal . - noun slang A partial
erection .
Etymologies
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The prefix semi- (from Latin) used as a noun.
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yarb commented on the word semi
UK slang for a partially erect penis.
December 24, 2008
vanishedone commented on the word semi
I've never heard that one before; hopefully it's still safe to use semi for semi-final and semi-detached.
December 25, 2008
whichbe commented on the word semi
I've heard people use the expression half-on (sounds like a play off hard-on) for this.
December 25, 2008
BrainyBabe commented on the word semi
The main use in British English is to describe a semi-detached house, often of Tudorbethan style. Sandi Toksvig, a BBC presenter of multiple talents, came out of the closet in the mid-1990s, and was dropped like a hot potato by Save the Children, for whom she acted as a sort of ambassador. She exploited this to comedic effect in a stand-up routine, in which she recounted her mother's reaction to the whole hullabaloo: "It's terrible what they said about you in the press! I just can't believe it. They called your house a semi!"
December 25, 2008