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got over on

got over on is the simple past and past participle 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 got over on

What is got over on the simple past and past participle of?
Got over on is the simple past and past participle of get over on.

Words near got over on in the dictionary

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

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