"stab a guess" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: stabs a guess [present, singular, third-person], stabbing a guess [participle, present], stabbed a guess [participle, past], stabbed a guess [past]
Etymology: Apparent conflation of take a stab at and take a guess. Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} stab a guess (third-person singular simple present stabs a guess, present participle stabbing a guess, simple past and past participle stabbed a guess)
  1. (nonstandard) Synonym of take a guess Tags: nonstandard Synonyms: take a guess [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-stab_a_guess-en-verb-ms6o4lbP Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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