half-past-six

Definitions

1. Careless; shoddy.
   Malaysia, Singapore, colloquial
2. Incompetent.
   Malaysia, Singapore, colloquial

Examples

“Hence, its ill-repute of shoddiness and unreliability, as one is criticised for “half-past six work⟳” or an organisation being labelled as a “half-past six company.””

“Lately there has been a lot of talk⟳ by politicians about our being a “half-past-six” nation.”

“Nah...for such shoddy half past six work⟳...i will stick⟳ to my own⟳ camera, Tey or Snap-Attack.com!”

“A RESPECTABLE statesman once said if a country surrenders its sovereignty, it may become⟳ a half-past-six country.”

“Whatever Mahathir's shortcomings were, he cannot be accused of being a half-past six leader. The problem with Pak Lah[…]is that all the kings’ horses and all the kings’ men cannot prove⟳ that he is not one.”

CEFR level