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has a bird

has a bird is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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 has a bird

What is has a bird the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Has a bird is the third-person singular simple present indicative of have a bird.

Words near has a bird in the dictionary

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

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