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has a monk on

has a monk on is the third-person singular simple present indicative of have a monk on.

Meaning of have a monk on

Verb

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

  1. (UK, slang) To be sullen or bad-tempered.
    • 'That's not what bothers me.'
      'Really? You've had a monk on ever since you got home last night ... stomping around like a little kid. You're worse than that little deviant.'2019, H. A. Dawson, Stumbling in a Smoky Haze

Questions about has a monk on

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

Words near has a monk on in the dictionary

  1. has a loose screw
  2. has a lot of time
  3. has a mind of one's own
  4. has a mind to
  5. has a moment
  6. has a monk on
  7. has a mountain to climb
  8. has a normal one
  9. has a pair
  10. has a point
  11. has a poor time of it

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