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Meaning of have a bird | Babel Free

Verb CEFR C1

Definitions

To freak out; to be shocked or upset.
slang
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see have, a, bird.

Examples

“1964, Lou Sullivan, personal diary, quoted in 2019, Ellis Martin, Zach Ozma (editors), We Both Laughed In Pleasure Didn't do anything great except saw "The Beatles" on The Ed Sullivan Show and Kathy practically had a bird.”

CEFR level

C1

Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.

See also

have a bite have a bone in one's leg have a bone to pick have a brick in one's hat have a bun in the oven have a care