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have a word

verb has a word · having a word · had a word

  1. idiomatic To speak to someone, usually and especially in private, often in order to admonish. I think we should have a word.

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verb speak to someone

Españoltener unas palabras, terciar
中文談一下 /谈一下 tán yīxià, 説幾句 /说几句 shuō jǐjù
Русскийпоговори́ть pogovorítʹ

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"have a word." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/have%20a%20word. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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"have a word." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/have%20a%20word.

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@misc{have_a_word_2026,
  title = {have a word},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/have%20a%20word},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}