have the biscuit

verb

To be of no further use; to be near death.

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Meanings

verbhave the biscuit (third-person singular simple present has the biscuit, present participle having the biscuit, simple past and past participle had the biscuit)

present singular third person has the biscuit · participle present having the biscuit · participle past had the biscuit · past had the biscuit

  1. CanadaidiomaticTo be of no further use; to be near death.

Origin

From have + the + biscuit (“Communion wafer”).

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have the biscuit. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/have%20the%20biscuit

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“have the biscuit.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/have%20the%20biscuit. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “have the biscuit,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/have%20the%20biscuit.

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