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got a load of

got a load of is the simple past and past participle of get a load of.

Meaning of get a load of

Verb

get a load of (third-person singular simple present gets a load of, present participle getting a load of, simple past got a load of, past participle got a load of or (US, Canada) gotten a load of)

  1. (slang, transitive) To experience someone or something, especially by looking or listening.
    • One night Bernette happened to get a load of Peggy doing a rumba with Jackie.1939 September 25, “Heeltalk”, in Time

Questions about got a load of

What is got a load of the simple past and past participle of?
Got a load of is the simple past and past participle of get a load of.

Words near got a load of in the dictionary

  1. got a jump on
  2. got a kick out of
  3. got a leg up
  4. got a life
  5. got a line on
  6. got a load of
  7. got a move on
  8. got a rise
  9. got a rise from
  10. got a rise out of
  11. got a run on

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