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have a couple

have a couple verb: to drink enough alcohol to be slightly or moderately drunk.

Verb

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

  1. (colloquial) To drink enough alcohol to be slightly or moderately drunk.
    • He's kind of funny and likes to play the guitar when he's had a couple.1992, Wesley Gibson, Shelter, Harmony Books, page 144
    • It's like he sees me as a woman once he's had a couple.2005, Fay Freimuth, A Multitude of Mercies, iUniverse, page 155
    Synonyms:
    have a few

Synonyms of have a couple

Forms of have a couple

third-person singular presenthas a couple
present participlehaving a couple
past participlehad a couple
pasthad a couple

Questions about have a couple

What does have a couple mean?
Have a couple means to drink enough alcohol to be slightly or moderately drunk.
What part of speech is have a couple?
Have a couple is a verb.
What is the past tense of have a couple?
The past tense of have a couple is had a couple.

Words near have a couple in the dictionary

  1. have a brick in one's hat
  2. have a bun in the oven
  3. have a care
  4. have a clue
  5. have a cob on
  6. have a couple
  7. have a cow
  8. have a crack at
  9. have a crow to pull
  10. have a dog and bark oneself
  11. have a fable for

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