half-pint

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half-pint

Any small, weak, and/or insignificant person. Alludes to a pint, a unit of liquid measurement. Don't go picking a fight with me, half-pint, or I'll knock you into next Tuesday! That new half-pint they hired as a CEO is totally incompetent.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Dragoslava	-	Serbian, Medieval Slavic
Maas	MAH:S	Dutch
Nikau	-	Maori
Odelia	-	English
Sheard	-	English (Rare)
Fortunato	-	Italian, Spanish, Portuguese