"get off my lawn" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more get off my lawn [comparative], most get off my lawn [superlative]
Head templates: {{en-adj}} get off my lawn (comparative more get off my lawn, superlative most get off my lawn)
  1. Alternative form of get-off-my-lawn Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: get-off-my-lawn
    Sense id: en-get_off_my_lawn-en-adj-MndEYW~u Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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