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have a jag on

have a jag on verb: to be drunk.

Verb

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

  1. (idiomatic, intransitive) To be drunk.
    • "The old man must have an awful jag on today," was casually remarked when an extra fluffiness and imbecility was noticeable in the passing Bones.1896, Bret Harte, “A Yellow Dog,”, in Selected Stories
    • […] Wilfred John Funk, who whiles away his time writing jingles […] sometimes pretends to be a drinking man. A Funk jingle published last week: Myra, if I have a jag on / I am apt to hitch my wagon / To a street light on occasion.1930 April 14, Time

Forms of have a jag on

third-person singular presenthas a jag on
present participlehaving a jag on
past participlehad a jag on
pasthad a jag on

Questions about have a jag on

What does have a jag on mean?
Have a jag on means to be drunk.
What part of speech is have a jag on?
Have a jag on is a verb.
What is the past tense of have a jag on?
The past tense of have a jag on is had a jag on.

Words near have a jag on in the dictionary

  1. have a hard time
  2. have a hard time of it
  3. have a head for
  4. have a head on one's shoulders
  5. have a heart
  6. have a jag on
  7. have a laugh
  8. have a lend of
  9. have a listen
  10. have a look
  11. have a loose screw

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