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have a normal one

have a normal one verb: to have a public meltdown, especially on the Internet.

Verb

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

  1. (Internet, humorous, sarcastic) To have a public meltdown, especially on the Internet.
    • President Donald Trump is having a normal one. On Sunday morning, he mused that perhaps the people behind Saturday Night Live should be sued or prosecuted, which, in fairness to Trump, is a thought most Americans have had at some point or another.2018 December 16, Matthew Dessem, “Watch the Saturday Night Live Sketch That Enraged Donald Trump”, in Slate, archived from the original on 23 Dec 2022
    • Scientists, having a normal one, created mutant toxic fruit flies using CRISPR-Cas9 gene editing.[2019 October 2, Maddie Bender, “Scientists Edited Fruit Fly Genes to Give Them Butterflies' Toxic Abilities”, in VICE, archived from the original on 09 May 2023
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see have, a, normal, one.
    • After a weird couple of years, Phoebe Bridgers is ready to have a normal one.2021 September 21, David Brusie, “Phoebe Bridgers stayed home and became a star. Now she's finally on tour”, in The Boston Globe, Boston, M.A.: Boston Globe Media Partners, LLC, →ISSN, →OCLC...

Forms of have a normal one

third-person singular presenthas a normal one
present participlehaving a normal one
past participlehad a normal one
pasthad a normal one

Questions about have a normal one

What does have a normal one mean?
Have a normal one means to have a public meltdown, especially on the Internet.
What part of speech is have a normal one?
Have a normal one is a verb.
What is the past tense of have a normal one?
The past tense of have a normal one is had a normal one.

Words near have a normal one in the dictionary

  1. have a mountain to climb
  2. have a nice day
  3. have a nice day syndrome
  4. have a nice life
  5. have a night of it
  6. have a normal one
  7. have a pair
  8. have a point
  9. have a poor time of it
  10. have a pop at
  11. have a quiet word

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