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getting a sad on

getting a sad on is the present participle and gerund of get a sad on.

Meaning of get a sad on

Verb

get a sad on (third-person singular simple present gets a sad on, present participle getting a sad on, simple past and past participle got a sad on)

  1. (UK, dated, slang) To become sad.

Questions about getting a sad on

What is getting a sad on the present participle and gerund of?
Getting a sad on is the present participle and gerund of get a sad on.

Words near getting a sad on in the dictionary

  1. getting a pair
  2. getting a rise
  3. getting a rise from
  4. getting a rise out of
  5. getting a run on
  6. getting a sad on
  7. getting a wiggle on
  8. getting a word in
  9. getting a word in edgeways
  10. getting a word in edgewise
  11. getting a wriggle on

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