"get medieval" meaning in English

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Verb

IPA: /ˌɡɛt ˌmɛd.i.ˈiː.vəl/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˌɡɛt mɪd.ˈi.vəl/ [General-American] Forms: gets medieval [present, singular, third-person], getting medieval [participle, present], got medieval [past], gotten medieval [participle, past], got medieval [participle, past]
Etymology: From 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. Head templates: {{en-verb|get<gets,,got,gotten:got> medieval}} get medieval (third-person singular simple present gets medieval, present participle getting medieval, simple past got medieval, past participle gotten medieval or got medieval)
  1. (intransitive, chiefly US, informal) To become sadistically torturous, especially due to vengeful spite. Wikipedia link: Pulp Fiction Tags: US, informal, intransitive Synonyms: go medieval Related terms: on someone's ass Related terms (sharing a semantic theme of going nuts violently): go postal, run amok Related terms (sharing a semantic theme of going nuts violently; in one of its senses): go ham [also]
    Sense id: en-get_medieval-en-verb-AJ6UnoVw Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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          "text": "What now? I'll tell you what now. I'm gonna call a couple of hard pipe hittin' n-ggas 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!",
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        "(intransitive, chiefly US, informal) To become sadistically torturous, especially due to vengeful spite."
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