(transitive, slang) To experience someone or something, especially by looking or listening.
(transitive, slang) To experience someone or something, especially by looking or listening.
“Get a load of this guy 100101100010011101001 Amiright?”
“video game youtuber that says "get a load of this asshole" every time he holds up a game cartridge”
“Birdwatching is great because you can stare out your windows with binoculars and mutter stuff like “he’s a beauty…” or “get a load of that fella!” to create hilarious misunderstandings with your roommates and/or nosey landlord.”
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Regional slang from around the English-speaking world — British, Australian, Irish, Caribbean, Nigerian, Filipino, AAVE, and the hyphenated-English dialects that make the internet sound local.
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(slang) To get drunk.
Slang phrase meaning to get drunk — to consume enough alcohol to feel intoxicated. 'Load' in this context means the weight or burden of drink, similar to 'getting a skinful.' Used casually in informal speech among people discussing drinking. Not particularly aggressive or condescending in register.
(slang, transitive) To acquire or gain (something).
(slang, vulgar, US) A large amount.
Birdwatching is great because you can stare out your windows with binoculars and mutter stuff like “he’s a beauty…” or “get a load of that fella!” to create hilarious misunderstandings with your roommates and/or nosey…
“I sort of get it but I also sort of think, why not? If we went back to pre-99, I don't think you'd suddenly get a load of hereditaries gratuitously being present in the Lords. It seems like something you have to take an active interest in for it to be worthwhile.”
“Get a load of this fuzzy lil guy I found”
(slang, vulgar, rare) a large amount.