Meaning of get medieval | Babel Free
ˌɡɛt ˌmɛd.iˈiː.vəlDefinitions
To become sadistically torturous, especially due to vengeful spite.
US, informal, intransitive
Equivalents
Examples
“What now? I'll tell⟳ you what now. I'm gonna call⟳ a couple of hard pipe hittin' niggas to go to work⟳ on the homes here with a pair of pliers and a blow-torch. You hear⟳ me talkin', hillbilly boy?! I ain't through with you by a damn sight! I'ma get⟳ medieval on your ass!”
“I got medieval on both their asses, packed all the shit I could possibly carry⟳, and caught a cab to my sister's place⟳ near 135th and 5th Avenue in Harlem.”
““Check it out, god. Remember⟳ that night we stayed up all night, that Saturday night when your roommate was out bonin’ LaShonda? I brought the ‘Station up there and got in that ass three or fo’ times. I got medieval on you, muthafucka!””
“Doesn't it matter⟳ that members of the race⟳ you idolize were the ones that unleashed hell on your country and got medieval on innocent Japanese women and children not so long ago?”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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