Wiktionary
a. 1 (context of a gun English) Not fully cocked 2 (context of a plan etc English) Not fully prepared
Wikipedia
Half-cocked can refer to:
- half-cock, the position the hammer of a firearm that is partially cocked
- Halfcocked, a hard rock band
- Half-Cocked (film), a film
Half-cocked is a cult music road movie, made in 1994 in Louisville, Nashville and Chattanooga. The movie tells the story about a group of high school teens who steal a van full of music equipment and pretend to be a band, called "Truckstop" (played by the band, Rodan) in order to stay on the road. When the band starts playing gigs, their sound is largely inconsistent and incoherent, however, over time, the band becomes increasingly competent in their musicianship. The film puts much emphasis on the indie/alternative rock subculture.
Many indie rockbands such as Polvo, Grifters, Freakwater, Versus, Slant 6, Rodan, Unwound, Helium, Sleepyhead, Crain, and Ruby Falls are featured in the movie. Members of Rodan and The Grifters play in the movie as well as actors. The movie appeared in a small run on VHS, but is sold out for years and became a collectible item on eBay. In 2007, the movie was re-released and has since been available on DVD. A soundtrack of the movie appeared on Matador Records.
Usage examples of "half-cocked".
Did you have to race back there half-cocked because you found Karri and me in bed together?
For all his decisiveness, though, he wasn't a cowboy who was likely to endanger people by going off half-cocked.
A silly situation comedy was playing, one of those in which the wife is always an utter lamebrain and the husband continually misunderstands everything he hears and runs around half-cocked, messing up the situation even more than it was before he tried to fix it.