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gotten one's shorts in a knot

gotten one's shorts in a knot is the past participle of get one's shorts in a knot.

Meaning of get one's shorts in a knot

Verb

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

  1. (humorous, idiomatic, informal) Synonym of get one's knickers in a twist.

Questions about gotten one's shorts in a knot

What is gotten one's shorts in a knot the past participle of?
Gotten one's shorts in a knot is the past participle of get one's shorts in a knot.

Words near gotten one's shorts in a knot in the dictionary

  1. gotten one's shine box
  2. gotten one's shinebox
  3. gotten one's shirt out
  4. gotten one's shit pushed in
  5. gotten one's shit together
  6. gotten one's shorts in a knot
  7. gotten one's shtick together
  8. gotten one's skates on
  9. gotten one's teeth into
  10. gotten one's ticket punched
  11. gotten one's tits in a wringer

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