get a load of (someone or something)

get a load of (someone or something)

1. To observe, inspect, or look at someone or something of interest. Get a load of George over there. That dude knows how to dress! You'll stop doubting me once you get a load of how big her truck is.

2. Listen to what I'm about to say; listen to this. Always used as an imperative. Get a load of this—someone in the next town over won the lottery last week!

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get a load of someone or something

to get a good look at someone or something. Wow! Get a load of that car! Get a load of Mary!

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get a load of

Look at or listen to, as in Get a load of Mike feeding the baby, or Through those thin walls we really got a load of their fight. [Slang; early 1900s]

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get a load of

used to draw attention to someone or something. informal

1994 Quentin Tarantino Pulp Fiction It's legal to carry it, but…get a load of this, alright—if the cops stop you, it's illegal for them to search you.

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get a load of

1. Slang To look at; notice.

2. To listen to: Get a load of this!

See also: get, load, of