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get one's load on

get one's load on verb: to get drunk.

Verb

get one's load on (third-person singular simple present gets one's load on, present participle getting one's load on, simple past got one's load on, past participle (UK) got one's load on or (US) gotten one's load on)

  1. (slang) To get drunk.
    • Everyone learned to stay away from him the morning after, as well as in the evening after he got his load on. But stone cold sober, he was still a mean son-of-a-bitch.2007, John Maberry, Waiting for Westmoreland, page 89

Forms of get one's load on

third-person singular presentgets one's load on
present participlegetting one's load on
pastgot one's load on
past participle UKgot one's load on
past participle USgotten one's load on

Questions about get one's load on

What does get one's load on mean?
Get one's load on means to get drunk.
What part of speech is get one's load on?
Get one's load on is a verb.
What is the past tense of get one's load on?
The past tense of get one's load on is got one's load on.

Words near get one's load on in the dictionary

  1. get one's kicks
  2. get one's kit off
  3. get one's knickers in a knot
  4. get one's knickers in a twist
  5. get one's leg over
  6. get one's load on
  7. get one's marching orders
  8. get one's mind out of the gutter
  9. get one's monkey up
  10. get one's oats
  11. get one's own back

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