half-back

half-back
 n.— «In South Carolina, they’re commonly known as half-backs, or those winter tourists who went down to Florida, realized it was too crowded, and came half-way back up.» —“Winter guests flock to coast” by Lauren Mccallister Brunswick News (Ga.) Jan. 14, 2006. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)

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