have a cow
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.14 in modern English
19
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
verb
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see have, a, cow.
Example Sentences
- "My mom had a cow when I came in late."
- "Dad says I'm too young to go steady and seems to think I'm going to drag a girl up the aisle instead of to a school dance. He won't let me watch rock 'n' roll shows, and he'd "have a cow" if he knew I watched 77 Sunset Strip."
- ""Of all the fates on heaven and earth, why did this one befall me?" "Don't have a cow, dad.""
- "“Pregnant. Holy shit.” “Alyson!” “Oh, Mummy, don't have a cow.”"
- "“Dammit, Kayla, you're pregnant. Don't pick up a suitcase,” her husband demanded. “It's just a little one.” “Put it down now.” “Don't have a cow, Patrick. I'm pregnant, not incapacitated.”"
- "The shot then pans to a framed picture of Apu at the bedside with the line, “Don’t have a cow!” inscribed on it. […] (And not to mention: “Don’t have a cow!” could be interpreted as a jab at Apu’s Hinduism.)"
Etymology
Unknown. Popularized by the TV show The Simpsons where it was one of the catchphrases of Bart Simpson.