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get
verb- to understand, to appreciate US, 1892
- Not everyone “gets” her [Princess Superstar] though. “I’ve been pretty lucky, the press understand the irony and the humour[.] — The Times Magazine, p. 45, 16 February 2002
- to worry, to vex, to annoy US, 1867
- But what gets me [...] is the mix of anarchic spirits and low crime rates, adult debauchery and kiddy fun, pert bodies and carnival queens old enough to be your granny[.] — The Guardian, 12 January 2003
- to enthral, to appeal to, to affect emotionally, to obsess UK, 1913
- It gets me every time. Worrying about something else distracts me. — The Guardian, 9 July 2003
- to obtain sexual intercourse AUSTRALIA
- Morning, Col. Getting any? — Alexander Buzo, The Roy Murphy Show, p. 103, 1970
- What does God do when he/she needs to “get a bit”? Call upon the devil? — Gretel Killeen, Hot Buns and Ophelia Get Shipwrecked, p. 89, 2001
▶ get amongst
to perform some task or take part enthusiastically AUSTRALIA, 1970- One local identity decided he would get amongst them and, armed with a very thick line and live mullet, he heaved it out with all his might. — Bob Staines, Wot a Whopper, p. 56, 1982
- Apart from that, quite a few Queenslanders have been doing the traditional winter bolt to Indo to get amongst some tropical juice. — Tracks, p. 137, October 1992
▶ get any; get anything; get enough; get a little bit
to have sex US- I’m getting enough, and the only thing I wish is that I could stay at Park for about three more years. — James T. Farrell, Saturday Night, p. 36, 1947
- Outside of the football team and the basketball team, there were only a few going steady who were getting any. [Interview with Walt Grove] — Playboy, p. 130, May 1963
- “Gettin’ any lately?” [Cartoon caption] — East Village Other, p. 14, 18 October 1968
- And another thing. Every time me and my old lady try to get a little bit/ You come ‘round here with that roaring shit. — Anonymous (“Arthur”), Shine and the Titanic; The Signifying Monkey; Stackolee, p. 1, 1971
- And she’s not getting anything? Jesus, she must be dying. — Elmore Leonard, Gold Coast, p. 19, 1980
- How come when you’re nineteen you can’t get any? [Note from Joe Bob: I just went to ask the editor if I can explain what “get any” means and he said no sireee, Joe Bob.] — Joe Bob Briggs, Joe Bob Goes to the Drive-In, p. 27, 1987
- He has to make up for his mom not getting any. — As Good As It Gets, 1997
▶ get it
to have sex US- “But at least you get it steady. And I’ve never got it at all.” — J.P. Donleavy, The Ginger Man, p. 6, 1958
▶ get it- to be punished, especially physically UK, 1851
- I would usually hide under the porch until it came time to “get it.” “You just wait till your father comes, then you’re really gonna get it.” — Lenny Bruce, How to Talk Dirty and Influence People, p. 2, 1965
- to be killed US
- — R. Frederick West, God’s Gambler, p. 226, 1964: “Appendix A”
- Several guys got it while I was on R and R. — David Parks, GI Diary, p. 121, 1968
- The wife of one of their people got it. — Richard Condon, Prizzi’s Honor, p. 237, 1982
- to become infected with a sexually transmitted infection UK, 1937
▶ get it in one
to understand immediately UK, 1942- HELENA: So ... you think I can do it better. (Reese smiles at her. She’s got it in one.) You know, Detective, that sounds a lot like entrapment. — Hans Tobeason, Birds of Prey, 19 February 2003
▶ get it on- to have sex US, 1970
- And if you feel, like I feel baby / Come on, oh come on / Let’s get it on. — Marvin Gaye, Let’s Get It On, 1973
- DJ’s who wanted to get it on with Lynn would give her a sleepy look in a hang-out bar and say, “You want to get it?” — Elmore Leonard, Touch, p. 23, 1977
- If Harvey thought getting it on with some bubble-gum rocker was realizing his full human potential, well, that was his prerogative. — Cyra McFadden, The Serial, p. 37, 1977
- Hey, don’t you think a hair stylist’s got any interest in gettin’ it on? — 48 Hours, 1982
- I don’t have a real relationship right now, so when I’m not making a film, I ain’t getting it on at all. — Adult Video, p. 9, August/September 1986
- to fight US, 1959
- I would back out then because I was tight with both clicks and couldn’t take sides when they’d get it on. — Edwin Torres, Carlito’s Way, p. 25, 1975
- to join battle US
US Marines usage in Vietnam. - — Linda Reinberg, In the Field, p. 92, 1991
▶ get it up
to achieve an erection US, 1943 - Feivel couldn’t get it up with splints. — Irving Shulman, The Amboy Dukes, p. 53, 1947
- Well the Buyer comes to look more and more like a junky. He can’t drink. He can’t get it up. His teeth fall out. — William Burroughs, Naked Lunch, p. 15, 1957
- I’m surprised you could even get it up – look at the way you sweating now. — James Baldwin, Blues for Mister Charlie, p. 101, 1964
- I didn’t sleep with ladies for years because I couldn’t get it up! But with you, I did. — D. M. Perkins, Deep Throat, p. 63, 1973
- I got to be the one that gets it up first. — Drugstore Cowboy, 1988
- Lindwood gamely gave in, and then was disappointed when he couldn’t get it up. I barely noticed[.] — Jennifer Blowdryer, White Trash Debutante, p. 82, 1997
- [B]loke’s got a problem getting it up ‘cause he’s taking too many Es. — John Williams, Cardiff Dead, p. 188, 2000
▶ get some
to have sex US- So he goes to England and all his pals are getting some but he stays true to his wife, and he goes to Paris and all his pals are getting some, but he stays true to his wife. — Darryl Ponicsan, The Last Detail, p. 15, 1970
▶ get well
to make money US- This way we hit the cops were it hurts and get well in the meantime. — The Usual Suspects, 1995
▶ get wet
to kill someone using a knife or bayonet US- — Linda Reinberg, In the Field, p. 92, 1991
▶ get with
to have sex with UK- Even if a bloke was hot for me, there was no way I would get with him unless he came with a medical. — Kathy Lette, Girls’ Night Out, p. 71, 1987
- Found out why Dino dropped me! He has been getting wif someone else. — Kylie Mole (Maryanne Fahey), My Diary, p. 109, 1988
- I’ve wanted to get with her for a while now. — Kids, 1995
- I tried to get with her for four years, without much success. Then I went on The Joan Rivers Show. It was my first TV break. Right away she slept with me. — Chris Rock, Rock This!, p. 126, 1997
▶ get with the program
to start to behave in a responsible manner US
A generally figurative application of the recovery programmes promoted by Alcoholics Anonymous, Gamblers Anonymous, etc.; usually as an injunction.- — Connie Eble (Editor), UNC-CH Campus Slang, p. 3, Spring 1983
- They tell her to get real and get with the programme. — Karline Smith, Letters to Andy Cole, p. 140, 1998
▶ get with the words!
explain yourself! US- — Miss Cone, The Slang Dictionary (Hawthorne High School), 1965
▶ get you!; get him!; get her!- (with an emphatic stress on the pronoun) used to deflate a conceited male ego or to imply an unmasculine oversensitivity or homosexuality UK
- ETHEL: Aren’t you men drinking? TONY: No. ‘Tis but a small sacrifice for such charming company. HERMIONE: Ooh blimey, get him! — Ray Galton and Alan Simpson, Hancock’s Half Hour, 22 April 1958
- — A Glossary for Our Times (News Chronicle), 22 and 23 May 1958
- “I don’t care how many winners you get – I can’t strike up a relationship with you.” “Get him!” put in Terry, but Arthur ignored the comment. — Anthony Masters, Minder, p. 98, 1984
- That’s getting on me wick. Stop it now or I’ll break yewer fuckin fingers, Ianto boy. Danny and Llyr do the “wooooo, get him” noises[.] — Niall Griffiths, Sheepshagger, p. 59, 2001
- used for expressing disbelief at what has just been said US Homosexual use.
- — Anon, The Gay Girl’s Guide, p. 10, 1949
▶ get your arse to an anchor!
sit down! CANADA
Adapted from nautical (probably fisherman) usage, this phrase came ashore for general purposes.- It was an order from a skipper of a small boat, to someone who may be making the boat unstable. It means “sit down and keep still!” — Danny Bower 1978
▶ get your end away
to have sex UK, 1975- If it moved [in Ponder’s End, an area north of London], someone shagged it[...] Talk about getting your Ponder’s End away! — Duncan MacLaughlin, The Filth, pp. 153–154, 2002
▶ get your kit off!
used as ribald encouragement to undress UK, 1985- September Song [Andreson/Weill], the sentiments of which pretty much amount to “Get your kit off, I’ll be croaking soon!” — The Guardian, 2 October 1999
▶ get your leather
to have sex CANADA- Males in Pictou, NS who get laid say they “got their leather.” — “In Which...” Matrix, p. 45, Fall 1985
▶ get your own back
to get revenge UK, 1910- Dickens, for example, got his own back on Richard Bentley, the publisher who diddled him in his early career, by naming the wife-beating sadist in Great Expectations Bentley Drummle. — The Guardian, 28 July 2003
▶ get yours
to get the punishment you deserve US, 1905- “He’ll get his some day,” I said. — Chester Himes, Cast the First Stone, p. 124, 1952
- I read that The Enforcer got his finally, with a .32 Smith & Wesson and a .38 Colt, in the barbershop of the Park Sheraton Hotel in New York City[.] — Clancy Sigal, Going Away, p. 472, 1961
▶ get your skates on
to hurry up UK, 1895
Often as an imperative. Originally military.- Right, then, you lot, get your skates on ‘cos it’s beach party time. — Colin Butts, Is Harry on the Boat?, p. 51, 1997
▶ get your skin
to have sex CANADA- “Getting your skin” is said of a young male to describe sexual intercourse. — Lewis Poteet, The South Shore Phrase Book, p. 101, 1999
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