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getting over on

getting over on is the present participle and gerund of get over on.

Meaning of get over on

Verb

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

  1. (slang, transitive) To have sex with.
    • For Northton's young males, to " get over " on a woman – that is, to lure her into sex with vague promises of love and marriage; to get over on a woman and, particularly, to impregnate one (or three or five), and to " get away without being held legally accountable for out-of-wedlock children " is...1994 November 14, Cornelius Plantinga Jr., “Natural born sinners”, in Christianity Today, volume 38, number 13, page 24
    Synonyms:
    coitize
  2. (informal, transitive) To take advantage of.
    • Stewart and his classmates gave Schmitz a hard time when she first arrived.' We tried to get over on her, but she always cracked down,' he said.'2008 August 17, Paul Tough, “A Teachable Moment”, in New York Times, Magazine, page 30

Questions about getting over on

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

Words near getting over on in the dictionary

  1. getting out the vote
  2. getting out what one puts in
  3. getting out while the getting's good
  4. getting outside of
  5. getting over
  6. getting over on
  7. getting over oneself
  8. getting over the line
  9. getting past
  10. getting past oneself
  11. getting physical

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