Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

have a jag on

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.05 in modern English

Syllables: have a -jag on
IPA

24

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To be drunk.

Intransitive verb

Example Sentences

""The old man must have an awful jag on today," was casually remarked when an extra fluffiness and imbecility was noticeable in the passing Bones."
"[…] Wilfred John Funk, who whiles away his time writing jingles […] sometimes pretends to be a drinking man. A Funk jingle published last week: Myra, if I have a jag on / I am apt to hitch my wagon / To a street light on occasion."

Usage

Intransitive verb

Inflected Forms

has a jag on (present, singular) having a jag on (participle, present) had a jag on (participle, past) had a jag on (past)

Questions

What does have a jag on mean?: To be drunk.

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