Meanings
present singular third person gets over on · participle present getting over on · past got over on · UK participle past got over on · US participle past gotten over on
- slangtransitiveTo have sex with.
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For Northton's young males, to " get over " on a woman – that is, to lure her into sex with vague promises of love and marriage; to get over on a woman and, particularly, to impregnate one (or three or five), and to " get away without being held legally accountable for out-of-wedlock children " is to prove strength, virility, and status. To a number of underclass youths, love is only another hustle.
1994 November 14, Cornelius Plantinga Jr., “Natural born sinners”, in Christianity Today, volume 38, number 13, page 24Synonyms: coitize
- informaltransitiveTo take advantage of.
Stewart and his classmates gave Schmitz a hard time when she first arrived.' We tried to get over on her, but she always cracked down,' he said.'
2008 August 17, Paul Tough, “A Teachable Moment”, in New York Times, Magazine, page 30Synonyms: go to bed with, sleep with
Synonyms & antonyms
verbTo have sex with.
verbTo take advantage of.
Origin
Possibly from get one's leg over.
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