have an accident

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have an accident

verb has an accident · having an accident · had an accident

  1. idiomatic, informal To urinate or defecate somewhere other than a toilet. Michael had an accident at the playground. I had to take him home and change his clothes.
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see have, accident. Michael had an accident on the highway. His car was destroyed.

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@misc{have_an_accident_2026,
  title = {have an accident},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/have%20an%20accident},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}