Meanings
verbhave a monk on (third-person singular simple present has a monk on, present participle having a monk on, simple past and past participle had a monk on)
present singular third person has a monk on · participle present having a monk on · participle past had a monk on · past had a monk on
- UKslangTo be sullen or bad-tempered.
'That's not what bothers me.' 'Really? You've had a monk on ever since you got home last night ... stomping around like a little kid. You're worse than that little deviant.'
2019, H. A. Dawson, Stumbling in a Smoky Haze
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