have a monk on

English

Etymology

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Verb

have 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)

1. (UK, slang) To be sullen or bad-tempered.
   • 2019, H. A. Dawson, Stumbling in a Smoky Haze:

     '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.'

References

• 2006, Eric Partridge, ‎Tom Dalzell, ‎Terry Victor, The New Partridge Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English