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getting medieval

getting medieval is the present participle and gerund of get medieval.

Meaning of get medieval

Verb

get medieval (third-person singular simple present gets medieval, present participle getting medieval, simple past got medieval, past participle gotten medieval or got medieval)

  1. (US, informal, intransitive) To become sadistically torturous, especially due to vengeful spite.
    • What now? I'll tell you what now. I'm gonna call a couple of hard pipe hittin' niggas to go to work on the homes here with a pair of pliers and a blow-torch. You hear me talkin', hillbilly boy?! I ain't through with you by a damn sight! I'ma get medieval on your ass!1994, Quentin Tarantino, Roger Avary, Pulp Fiction, spoken by Marsellus Wallace (Ving Rhames), Miramax

Questions about getting medieval

What is getting medieval the present participle and gerund of?
Getting medieval is the present participle and gerund of get medieval.

Words near getting medieval in the dictionary

  1. getting life
  2. getting lost
  3. getting lucky
  4. getting Mario Karted
  5. getting married
  6. getting medieval
  7. getting misty
  8. getting moving
  9. getting nowhere fast
  10. getting off
  11. getting off at Haymarket

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