get over on

verb

To have sex with.

Meanings

verbget over on (third-person singular simple present gets over on, present participle getting over on, simple past got over on, past participle (UK) got over on or (US) gotten over on)

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

  1. slangtransitiveTo have sex with.
    1 more example

    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 24

    Synonyms: coitize

  2. 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 30

    Synonyms: go to bed with, sleep with

Synonyms & antonyms

verbTo have sex with.

Similar

verbTo take advantage of.

Origin

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