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getting one's oats

getting one's oats is the present participle and gerund of get one's oats.

Meaning of get one's oats

Verb

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

  1. (informal) To have sexual intercourse.
    • Probably he's in a bad mood because he didn't get his oats last night.

Questions about getting one's oats

What is getting one's oats the present participle and gerund of?
Getting one's oats is the present participle and gerund of get one's oats.

Words near getting one's oats in the dictionary

  1. getting one's leg over
  2. getting one's load on
  3. getting one's marching orders
  4. getting one's mind out of the gutter
  5. getting one's monkey up
  6. getting one's oats
  7. getting one's own back
  8. getting one's own way
  9. getting one's panties in a bunch
  10. getting one's panties in a pretzel
  11. getting one's panties in a wad

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