half-step
verbEtymology From half- + step.
1
Slang To back down from; fail to follow through or complete; to be slack
African-American Vernacular
2
Slang To fail to display full commitment, preparation, or genuineness; to be a poser; to be a fake or fraud
African-American Vernacular
- No half-steppin', either you want it or you just playin' / I'm listenin' to you knowin' I can't believe what you sayin'2014 April 28, Ilya Salmanzadeh, Max Martin, Savan Kotecha, Ariana Grande, Iggy Azalea, “Problem”, in My Everything, performed by Ariana Grande and Iggy Azalea, track 2:
- Derived terms
- half-stepping