baked

half-baked

(informal)

not thought about or planned carefully It was just another half-baked scheme of his - it was never going to work.

baked

1. mod. sunburned. I was out in the sun until I got totally baked.

2. mod. alcohol or drug intoxicated. I’ve never seen anybody so baked.

half-baked

1. mod. badly thought out. It would have been approved if it weren’t so half-baked.

2. mod. alcohol intoxicated. Fred got himself sort of half-baked every Saturday night.

If I knew you were coming, I'd have baked a cake

An expression of delighted surprise at finding someone whose appearance was unanticipated. The title of a 1950 hit record by Eileen Barton, the phrase quickly caught on, and for at least a decade thereafter anyone who appeared where least expected was likely to be greeted with “If I knew you were coming, I'd have baked a cake.”

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Prudence	['pru:dəns]
Alwen	['ælwən]
Benignus	-	Late Roman
Petronius	-	Ancient Roman
Baise	[beiz]
Hasse	-	Swedish