have a jag on

verb

To be drunk.

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Meanings

verbhave a jag on (third-person singular simple present has a jag on, present participle having a jag on, simple past and past participle had a jag on)

present singular third person has a jag on · participle present having a jag on · participle past had a jag on · past had a jag on

  1. idiomaticintransitiveTo be drunk.

    "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.

    1896, Bret Harte, “A Yellow Dog,”, in Selected Stories
    1 more example

    […] 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.

    1930 April 14, Time
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