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getback

/ˈɡɛtbæk/

getback noun: an act of revenge.

Noun

getback (countable and uncountable, plural getbacks)

  1. An act of revenge.
    • If the resource was general and valuable, elements of criminality and vengeful getbacks — 'I'll burn your crops' — were an ever-present threat.2013, Brent D. Shaw, Bringing in the Sheaves: Economy and Metaphor in the Roman World, page 248
    • I ran from my parents' mistakes and the dark cloud that loomed over me from their petty games of getback.2022, Lux Miller, Aether

Forms of getback

pluralgetbacks

Origin of getback

Deverbal from get back.

Questions about getback

What does getback mean?
Getback means an act of revenge.
What part of speech is getback?
Getback is a noun.
How do you pronounce getback?
Getback is pronounced /ˈɡɛtbæk/.
What is the plural of getback?
The plural of getback is getbacks.

Words near getback in the dictionary

  1. getaway driver
  2. getaway drivers
  3. getaway man
  4. getaway men
  5. getaways
  6. getback
  7. getbacks
  8. getcha
  9. Getchell
  10. getchellite
  11. getchellites

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