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gotten up in someone's face

gotten up in someone's face is the past participle of get up in someone's face.

Meaning of get up in someone's face

Verb

get up in someone's face (third-person singular simple present gets up in someone's face, present participle getting up in someone's face, simple past got up in someone's face, past participle (UK) got up in someone's face or (US) gotten up in someone's face)

  1. (slang, African-American Vernacular) To dramatically confront or initiate an argument with someone.
    • After he called me that, I couldn't help myself from getting up in his face.

Questions about gotten up in someone's face

What is gotten up in someone's face the past participle of?
Gotten up in someone's face is the past participle of get up in someone's face.

Words near gotten up in someone's face in the dictionary

  1. gotten under someone's skin
  2. gotten underneath someone's skin
  3. gotten up
  4. gotten up early
  5. gotten up in
  6. gotten up in someone's face
  7. gotten up in someone's grill
  8. gotten up into
  9. gotten up to
  10. gotten up with the chickens
  11. gotten wasted

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