Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

have a few

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: 5.56 in modern English

Syllables: have a few
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To drink enough alcohol to be slightly or moderately drunk.

Colloquial

Example Sentences

"'Course, once he's had a few, the old man'll gab the hind leg off a donkey."
""Are you drunk?" "I've had a few." "You sound drunk," Maria said."
"I drink to be exciting. It seems I say the funniest things when I've had a few."
"The phone at the lake house rings and rings, until my father's voice, very groggy — it's the way he sounds once he's had a few — is finally heard."

Usage

Colloquial

Inflected Forms

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

Phrases

have a few too many

Frequently Paired Words

have a few too many

Synonyms

have a couple

Questions

What does have a few mean?: To drink enough alcohol to be slightly or moderately drunk.

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