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gotten busy

gotten busy is the past participle of get busy.

Meaning of get busy

Verb

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

  1. (informal) To cease to be idle and start working.
    • Stop playing computer games, and get busy with your homework.
  2. (idiomatic, slang) To have sex.
    • The couple were getting busy in the front room when the doorbell rang.

Questions about gotten busy

What is gotten busy the past participle of?
Gotten busy is the past participle of get busy.

Words near gotten busy in the dictionary

  1. gotten better
  2. gotten between
  3. gotten blood from a stone
  4. gotten blood from a turnip
  5. gotten blood out of a stone
  6. gotten busy
  7. gotten by
  8. gotten by the balls
  9. gotten by with
  10. gotten changed
  11. gotten cold feet

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