Green’s Dictionary of Slang
get-off, n. an excuse.
get off, v.1 to steal.
get off, v.2 1. vi. to tease, to trick. 2. to gain satisfaction. 3. to achieve orgasm. 4. to enjoy, to be stimulated by. 5. to achieve one’s object. 6. to improvise or play music skilfully; to perform a solo. 7. to please or stimulate someone else. 8. to bring one’s partner to orgasm. 9. to shoot, to fire a gun. 10. vtr. to promote or sell fraudulently, to pass off. 11. of a prostitute, to find a client.
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get off, v.3 1. to quit a drug (or alcohol) addiction. 2.
to get intoxicated with a drug, to experience the effects of a drug; of a drug, to produce an effect on someone. 3. to inject oneself with a drug. 4. to attack. 5. to get drunk.
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get off, v.4 to pay, to spend; to hand over.
get off!, excl. 1. a general excl. of disbelief; don’t talk nonsense! 2. stop it! 3. an expression of admiration.
get off someone’s back
(v.)
to stop annoying someone, to stop nagging at or otherwise irritating someone; usu. as imper. under back, n.1
get off one’s bike
(v.)
to lose one’s temper. under bike, n.
get off the bucket
(v.)
a phr. of general dismissal. under bucket, n.
get off the button
(v.)
to experience orgasm, to relieve sexual tension. under button, n.1
get off someone’s case
(v.)
to stop harassing, to stop annoying; esp. as imper. under case, n.1
get off with
(v.)
1. to strike up a relationship with a potential sexual partner (short of actual seduction). 2. to seduce, and poss. have sexual intercourse with. 3. to indulge in a session of French kissing. under get off, v.2
get off on
(v.)
see separate entries. under get off, v.3
get off steam
(v.)
see
blow off steam under steam n. under get off, v.3
get off the bra-strap
(v.)
to have sexual intercourse. under get off, v.3
get off the dime
(v.)
to move from a stationary position, esp. of a dancer; to stop idling, to start; also in fig. use, to stop acting/talking in a given manner. under get off, v.3
get off the earth! an excl. of dismissal. under get off, v.3
get off the grass! an excl. of dismissal, contempt. under get off, v.3
get off at..., v. used in terms meaning to perform coitus interruptus, to withdraw well before ejaculation; specific usages are usu. regional but can be found further afield.
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get off it!, excl. stop teasing! stop exaggerating!
get off on, v.1 1. to enjoy, to be stimulated by, esp. sexually. 2. see get off v.3 (2)
get off on, v.2 1. to defeat in a fight. 2. to insult, to get angry with.
get off the natural
(v.)
to become intoxicated. under natural, n.
get off the pot
(v.)
to calm down. under pot, n.1
get off the rag! a dismissive excl.; the implication is that the addressee is lit. or fig. suffering from menstrual ill temper. under rag, n.1
get off someone’s shit to cease bothering someone; as imper., get off my shit, leave me alone. under shit, n.
shit or get off the pot, phr. either make a decision or let someone else do it; esp. as excl.
get off the squash
(v.)
to have sexual intercourse. under squash, v.
get off someone’s tip
(v.)
to stop being irritating. under tip, n.7
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