"avoir un grain" meaning in French

See avoir un grain in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /a.vwa.ʁ‿œ̃ ɡʁɛ̃/ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-LoquaxFR-avoir un grain.wav
Etymology: Possibly related to the nautical sense of grain, an abnormal meteorological phenomenon. Etymology templates: {{m|fr|grain}} grain Head templates: {{fr-verb}} avoir un grain
  1. (informal) to be crazy, to be strangely behaved Tags: informal
    Sense id: en-avoir_un_grain-fr-verb-spGCrZoX Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header

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