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hey mister

hey mister verb: to acquire something, such as alcohol that one is not yet old enough to purchase legally, by asking a stranger to buy it on one's behalf.

Verb

hey mister (third-person singular simple present hey misters, present participle hey mistering, simple past and past participle hey mistered)

  1. (informal) To acquire something, such as alcohol that one is not yet old enough to purchase legally, by asking a stranger to buy it on one's behalf.

Forms of hey mister

third-person singular presenthey misters
present participlehey mistering
past participlehey mistered
pasthey mistered

Origin of hey mister

From the phrase that might be used in approaching a person to ask.

Questions about hey mister

What does hey mister mean?
Hey mister means to acquire something, such as alcohol that one is not yet old enough to purchase legally, by asking a stranger to buy it on one's behalf.
What part of speech is hey mister?
Hey mister is a verb.
What is the past tense of hey mister?
The past tense of hey mister is hey mistered.

Words near hey mister in the dictionary

  1. hey
  2. hey diddle diddle
  3. hey hey
  4. hey ho
  5. hey Joe
  6. hey mister
  7. hey pass
  8. hey presto
  9. hey rube
  10. hey rubes
  11. hey there

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