Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

get down on

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.71 in modern English

Syllables
get -down on
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To come to be down (hostile to) regarding something.

verb

To acquire or obtain (something), usually illicitly; to steal (something).

Australian usage; New Zealand usage; Slang

Usage

Inflected Forms

gets down on (present, singular) getting down on (participle, present) got down on (past) gotten down on (US, participle) got down on (UK, participle)

Questions

What does get down on mean?
To come to be down (hostile to) regarding something.

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