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having a jag on

having a jag on is the present participle and gerund of have a jag on.

Meaning of have a jag on

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

Questions about having a jag on

What is having a jag on the present participle and gerund of?
Having a jag on is the present participle and gerund of have a jag on.

Words near having a jag on in the dictionary

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

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