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had a bird

had a bird is the simple past and past participle of have a bird.

Meaning of have a bird

Verb

have a bird (third-person singular simple present has a bird, present participle having a bird, simple past and past participle had a bird)

  1. (slang) To freak out; to be shocked or upset.
    • Didn't do anything great except saw "The Beatles" on The Ed Sullivan Show and Kathy practically had a bird.1964, Lou Sullivan, personal diary, quoted in 2019, Ellis Martin, Zach Ozma (editors), We Both Laughed In Pleasure
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see have, a, bird.

Questions about had a bird

What is had a bird the simple past and past participle of?
Had a bird is the simple past and past participle of have a bird.

Words near had a bird in the dictionary

  1. hac̬ek
  2. had
  3. had a bad time of it
  4. had a ball
  5. had a bath
  6. had a bird
  7. had a bite
  8. had a bone to pick
  9. had a brick in one's hat
  10. had a bun in the oven
  11. had a care

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