get some

present singular third person gets some · participle present getting some · past got some · UK participle past got some · US participle past gotten some

1. USeuphemisticinformalTo have sex.

   So, did you get some with him?

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   I'm going to that new club to get some tonight.

   White folks, you're much too tight / You gotta shake your head like the black folks / You might get some tonight, look out

   1984, Prince, Morris Day, “The Bird”, in Ice Cream Castle, performed by The Time

   Proximity has a subtle, yet powerful effect on our social interactions. By definition, proximity refers to the degree of physical closeness or nearness in this case, with personal space. Logically, the closer you are, the closer you are to getting some.

   2003, J. B. Lane, “Manage Your Personal Space”, in Wine, Dine and 69 Ways to Get Some, Trafford Publishing, →ISBN

   She's up all night 'til the sun / I'm up all night to get some

   2013, “Get Lucky”, in Random Access Memories, performed by Daft Punk ft. Pharrell Williams

   “Yeah,” said the woman beside her, a historian. “It’s called ‘sexual tension.’ Stay with it for a minute and you might get some.”

   2025 July 21, Jean Garnett, “The Trouble With Wanting Men”, in The New York Times, →ISSN

   Synonyms: do it, get busy, get it on, approach, cohabit, common, company, copulate

2. informalTo be involved in a fight or assault.

   The young Marine was spoiling for a fight; he hoped to get some during his next tour of duty.

   Synonyms: do battle, get it on

3. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see get, some.