Usually means: Act without sufficient thought, preparation.
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We found 12 dictionaries that define the word go off half-cocked:

General (11 matching dictionaries)
  1. go off half-cocked: Merriam-Webster
  2. go off half-cocked, go off half-cocked: Collins English Dictionary
  3. go off half-cocked: Vocabulary.com
  4. go off half-cocked: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
  5. go off half-cocked: Wiktionary
  6. go off half-cocked: Dictionary.com
  7. go off half-cocked: Rhymezone
  8. go off half-cocked: FreeDictionary.org
  9. go off half-cocked: Mnemonic Dictionary
  10. go off half-cocked: TheFreeDictionary.com

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  1. go off half-cocked: Idioms

Definitions from Wiktionary (go off half-cocked)

verb:  (idiomatic, colloquial): To take a premature or ill-considered action.

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