Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

have a thing

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.67 in modern English

Syllables: have a thing
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

1

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To be in a casual or illicit romantic relationship.

Informal

verb

To have a crush on, or a soft spot for, someone or something.

Informal

verb

To have an issue, such as a hang-up.

Informal

Example Sentences

"Brad and Mary have a thing."
"They’ve got a thing."
"They had a thing, but it's over now."
"Brad has a thing for Mary."
"I have a thing for ghost stories."
"Don't ask Mary to drive you there, because she has a thing about highway driving. It sometimes gives her panic attacks."

Usage

Informal

Inflected Forms

has a thing (present, singular) having a thing (participle, present) had a thing (participle, past) had a thing (past)

Synonyms

have a thing going on have the hots for fancy

Questions

What does have a thing mean?: To be in a casual or illicit romantic relationship.

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