"get action" meaning in English

See get action in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Audio: En-au-get action.ogg [Australia] Forms: gets action [present, singular, third-person], getting action [participle, present], got action [past], got action [UK, participle, past], gotten action [US, participle, past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|get<,,got,got􂀿UK􂁀:gotten􂀿US􂁀> action}} get action (third-person singular simple present gets action, present participle getting action, simple past got action, past participle (UK) got action or (US) gotten action)
  1. (slang) To succeed at seducing another person into sexual activity. Tags: slang Categories (topical): Sex

Inflected forms

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