get a load of

verb

To experience someone or something, especially by looking or listening.

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Meanings

verbget a load of (third-person singular simple present gets a load of, present participle getting a load of, simple past got a load of, past participle got a load of or (US, Canada) gotten a load of)

present singular third person gets a load of · participle present getting a load of · past got a load of · participle past got a load of · Canada US participle past gotten a load of

  1. slangtransitiveTo experience someone or something, especially by looking or listening.

    One night Bernette happened to get a load of Peggy doing a rumba with Jackie.

    1939 September 25, “Heeltalk”, in Time
    1 more example

    Get a load of the "eyesome femininity" at the International Casino, as the Times put it.

    2004 June 13, David W. Dunlap, “The Crossroads of the Crossroads”, in New York Times, page CY3

    Synonyms: behold, cop a load of

Synonyms & antonyms

verbTo experience someone or something, especially by looking or listening.

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beholdcop a load of
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cop a load of

Translations

Russian заценить
  • заценить (zacenitʹ)Translations
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APA

get a load of. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/get%20a%20load%20of

MLA

“get a load of.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/get%20a%20load%20of. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “get a load of,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/get%20a%20load%20of.

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