"do a listen" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-do a listen.wav Forms: does a listen [present, singular, third-person], doing a listen [participle, present], did a listen [past], done a listen [participle, past]
Etymology: Intentionally incorrect grammar for comedic purposes; compare do someone a frighten. Head templates: {{en-verb|do<does,,did,done> a listen}} do a listen (third-person singular simple present does a listen, present participle doing a listen, simple past did a listen, past participle done a listen)
  1. (Internet slang, humorous) Of a human, to listen to a dog. Tags: Internet, humorous
    Sense id: en-do_a_listen-en-verb-k10BLyNf Categories (other): DoggoLingo, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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    {
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