Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

get some

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.94 in modern English

Syllables: get -some
IPA

10

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

American usage; Informal

verb

To be involved in a fight or assault.

Informal

verb

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see get, some.

Example Sentences

"So, did you get some with him?"
"I'm going to that new club to get some tonight."
"White folks, you're much too tight / You gotta shake your head like the black folks / You might get some tonight, look out"
"Proximity has a subtle, yet powerful effect on our social interactions. By definition, proximity refers to the degree of physical closeness or nearness in this case, with personal space. Logically, the closer you are, the closer you are to getting some."
"She's up all night 'til the sun / I'm up all night to get some"
"“Yeah,” said the woman beside her, a historian. “It’s called ‘sexual tension.’ Stay with it for a minute and you might get some.”"

Etymology

Reduced from get (some) action.

Usage

American usage
Informal

Inflected Forms

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

Phrases

come get some getting some getting any do it

Frequently Paired Words

getting any do it

Synonyms

do it get busy get it on approach cohabit common company copulate couple engage in sex exchange flesh have intimate relations

Questions

What does get some mean?: To have sex.
Where does get some come from?: Reduced from get (some) action.

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