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have-a-little

have-a-little noun: a somewhat poor or underprivileged person, better off than a have-not.

Noun

have-a-little (plural have-a-littles)

  1. A somewhat poor or underprivileged person, better off than a have-not.
    • A Canarsie housewife said it best: We never join the have-a-littles with the have-nots to fight the haves. We make sure the have-a-littles fight the have-nots. That's the shame of it2012, Joan C. Williams, Reshaping the Work-Family Debate: Why Men and Class Matter, page 202

Forms of have-a-little

pluralhave-a-littles

Questions about have-a-little

What does have-a-little mean?
Have-a-little means a somewhat poor or underprivileged person, better off than a have-not.
What part of speech is have-a-little?
Have-a-little is a noun.
What is the plural of have-a-little?
The plural of have-a-little is have-a-littles.

Words near have-a-little in the dictionary

  1. have'nt
  2. have't
  3. have-a-go
  4. have-a-go hero
  5. have-a-go heroes
  6. have-a-little
  7. have-a-littles
  8. have-all
  9. have-alls
  10. have-not
  11. have-not province

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