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pack a sad

pack a sad verb: to break down, to stop working.

Verb

pack a sad (third-person singular simple present packs a sad, present participle packing a sad, simple past and past participle packed a sad)

  1. (New Zealand, colloquial) To break down, to stop working.
  2. (New Zealand, colloquial) To be negative or depressed.
    • Some people invoke change by packing a sad and having a fight with their boss so they get sacked. They haven't got enough guts to do it themselves.2010, Ray Avery, Rebel With a Cause
    • “I'd like to learn how to function in a proper relationship so I can stop packing a sad,” I said.2022, Larry Darter, The Chinese Tiger Ying

Forms of pack a sad

third-person singular presentpacks a sad
present participlepacking a sad
past participlepacked a sad
pastpacked a sad

Origin of pack a sad

Unknown.

Questions about pack a sad

What does pack a sad mean?
Pack a sad means to break down, to stop working.
What part of speech is pack a sad?
Pack a sad is a verb.
What is the past tense of pack a sad?
The past tense of pack a sad is packed a sad.

Words near pack a sad in the dictionary

  1. Pacittis
  2. pack
  3. pack a lip
  4. pack a lunch
  5. pack a punch
  6. pack a sad
  7. pack a wallop
  8. pack and play
  9. pack and plays
  10. pack animal
  11. pack animals

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