have one's own zip code

verb

To be very large.

“This mansion must have its own zip code!”

Meanings

verbhave one's own zip code (third-person singular simple present has one's own zip code, present participle having one's own zip code, simple past and past participle had one's own zip code)

present singular third person has one's own zip code · participle present having one's own zip code · participle past had one's own zip code · past had one's own zip code · alternative Australia New Zealand UK have one's own postcode

  1. USexcessiveTo be very large.

    This mansion must have its own zip code!

Origin

From the idea that a zip code covers a large area.

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APA

have one's own zip code. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/have%20one's%20own%20zip%20code

MLA

“have one's own zip code.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/have%20one's%20own%20zip%20code. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “have one's own zip code,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/have%20one's%20own%20zip%20code.

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