go off at half-cock go-off • go off half-cocked · · · Info · Definitions · Synonyms · Characters · · go off at half-cock · · Text Common · · Latin · · Scripts 19 · · Length 5 · · Syllables Definitions · · · (verb) act prematurely or without reflection or too soon. Synonyms: go off half-cocked, go off at half-cock. Example: "She wanted to quit her job but her mother told her not to go off half-cocked." · · Verb Definition 1 Synonyms · · · go off half-cocked · · Synonym 1 Characters · · space U+0020 - hyphen-minus U+002D a latin small letter a U+0061 c latin small letter c U+0063 f latin small letter f U+0066 g latin small letter g U+0067 h latin small letter h U+0068 k latin small letter k U+006B l latin small letter l U+006C o latin small letter o U+006F t latin small letter t U+0074