Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

have the biscuit

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.45 in modern English

Syllables
have the bis-cuit
IPA
27
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
2
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To be of no further use; to be near death.

Canadian usage

Etymology

From have + the + biscuit (“Communion wafer”).

Usage

Inflected Forms

has the biscuit (present, singular) having the biscuit (participle, present) had the biscuit (participle, past) had the biscuit (past)

Questions

What does have the biscuit mean?
To be of no further use; to be near death.
Where does have the biscuit come from?
From have + the + biscuit (“Communion wafer”).

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