half-past six

half-past six
 adj.β€” Β«More Malaysian soccer fans support any number of foreign teams, even a half-past six side like Manchester United, rather than a local team.Β» β€”β€œDuh…We have a national team againβ€”Honest.” Malay Mail (Malaysia) Oct. 13, 1998. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)

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