get medieval
get medieval · gets medieval · got medieval · gotten medieval · getting medieval
To become sadistically torturous, especially due to vengeful spiteTo become sadistically torturous, especially due to vengeful spite.
UK/ˌɡɛt ˌmɛd.iˈiː.vəl/US/ˌɡɛt mɪdˈi.vəl/
Meaning
1 senses(US, informal)To become sadistically torturous, especially due to vengeful spite.
Origin
From get (“to become”) + medieval (“relating to medieval dungeon torture methods”); originFrom get (“to become”) + medieval (“relating to medieval dungeon torture methods”); originally merely collocational when attested in the dialogue of the 1994 film Pulp Fiction, but the collocation took on the function of a phrasal verb, entering the lexicon as a term for torturing severely, after it went viral as a consequence of the film's popularity.
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Forms
gets medieval, getting medieval, got medieval, gotten medieval| Base form | get medieval · to get medieval |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | gets medieval |
| Present participle | getting medieval |
| Past simple | got medieval |
| Past participle | gotten medieval / got medieval |
irregular · Lesson
Word family
3 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, irregular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle