If someone wants to talk to you, usually privately, they might ask if they could have a word with you.
It can also be a quick thing so they might say: can I have a quick word with you.
She said she wanted to have a quick word with you so I gave her new pie recipes.
Can I have a quick word with you about what you’ve planned for the weekend?
There is no origin for this idiom
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definition
Common phrase that has a specific meaning.