go off half-cocked go off at half-cock • goofily · · · Info · Definitions · Synonyms · Characters · · go off half-cocked · · Text Common · · Latin · · Scripts 18 · · Length 4 · · 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 at half-cock · · Synonym 1 Characters · · space U+0020 - hyphen-minus U+002D a latin small letter a U+0061 c latin small letter c U+0063 d latin small letter d U+0064 e latin small letter e U+0065 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