"have a couple" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: has a couple [present, singular, third-person], having a couple [participle, present], had a couple [participle, past], had a couple [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|have<has,,had> a couple}} have a couple (third-person singular simple present has a couple, present participle having a couple, simple past and past participle had a couple)
  1. (colloquial) To drink enough alcohol to be slightly or moderately drunk. Tags: colloquial Synonyms: have a few
    Sense id: en-have_a_couple-en-verb-9MDFEvzy Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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          "ref": "2008, Andrew Fusek Peters, Polly Peters, The Rock from the Sky, Evans Brothers, page 41",
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