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shit just got real

shit just got real phrase: the situation suddenly became much more dangerous or serious.

Phrase

shit just got real

  1. (Canada, US, slang, vulgar) The situation suddenly became much more dangerous or serious.

Origin of shit just got real

From the movie Bad Boys II (2003), where it was spoken by Martin Lawrence.

Questions about shit just got real

What does shit just got real mean?
Shit just got real means the situation suddenly became much more dangerous or serious.
What part of speech is shit just got real?
Shit just got real is a phrase.

Words near shit just got real in the dictionary

  1. shit houses
  2. shit in someone's cereal
  3. shit in someone's Cheerios
  4. shit in someone's cornflakes
  5. shit it in
  6. shit just got real
  7. shit life syndrome
  8. shit list
  9. shit lists
  10. shit load
  11. shit loads

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