have a normal one

verb — 2 senses

have a normal one

verb
1

Internet, Humorous, Sarcastic To have a public meltdown, especially on the Internet.

  • President Donald Trump is having a normal one. On Sunday morning, he mused that perhaps the people behind Saturday Night Live should be sued or prosecuted, which, in fairness to Trump, is a thought most Americans have had at some point or another.2018 December 16, Matthew Dessem, “Watch the Saturday Night Live Sketch That Enraged Donald Trump”, in Slate, archived from the original on 23 Dec 2022:
  • Scientists, having a normal one, created mutant toxic fruit flies using CRISPR-Cas9 gene editing.[2019 October 2, Maddie Bender, “Scientists Edited Fruit Fly Genes to Give Them Butterflies' Toxic Abilities”, in VICE, archived from the original on 09 May 2023:
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  • The House GOP is having a normal one2019 November 19, Ryan Bort, “Republicans Now Questioning Whether Purple Heart Recipient Is Loyal to the United States”, in Rolling Stone, New York, N.Y.: Penske Media Corporation, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 03 Dec 2022:
  • Sick or high or just having a normal one, it is perfectly understandable that Trump would be melting down in spectacular fashion. His only concern for the last four years has been getting re-elected for four more years, and that's not going well at all at the moment.2020 October 7, Heather Digby Parton, “Trump's incoherent COVID bluster is destroying him — but America continues to suffer”, in Salon.com, →OCLC, archived from the original on 09 Nov 2022:
  • Arizona Rep. John Fillmore, pictured here having a normal one2022 January 27, William Vaillancourt, “GOP Lawmaker Pushes Bill to Let Him and His Pals Overturn Elections”, in Rolling Stone, New York, N.Y.: Penske Media Corporation, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 03 Dec 2022:
  • How are Republicans taking all of this? ¶ They're having a normal one.2022 August 9, Sara Boboltz, “What To Know About The FBI's Surprise Raid On Trump's Mar-A-Lago Resort”, in HuffPost, archived from the original on 09 Jun 2023:
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Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see have, a, normal, one.

  • After a weird couple of years, Phoebe Bridgers is ready to have a normal one.2021 September 21, David Brusie, “Phoebe Bridgers stayed home and became a star. Now she's finally on tour”, in The Boston Globe, Boston, M.A.: Boston Globe Media Partners, LLC, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 25 Aug 2023:

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