"be a thing" meaning in All languages combined

See be a thing on Wiktionary

Verb [English]

Forms: is a thing [present, singular, third-person], being a thing [participle, present], was a thing [past], been a thing [participle, past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|be<is,,was,been> a thing}} be a thing (third-person singular simple present is a thing, present participle being a thing, simple past was a thing, past participle been a thing)
  1. (stative, colloquial) to exist, or to be available, widespread, possible, or a common practice Tags: colloquial, stative
    Sense id: en-be_a_thing-en-verb-RzKJFng5 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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