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Kejcam Posted 21 years ago
Vocabulary

I got served

Hello!

What does the phrase 'I got served' mean? I've come across this phrase and I still can't make out what it means.
Context: I found it while reading some woman's blog, it was entitled "I got served" and then she went on describing how she felt on the brink of divorce(her husband had filed for divorce).

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" I got served " means that the woman was given the legal divorce documents by, for example, an officer of the court like a marshal.

— My2sense

  • " I got served " means that the woman was given the legal divorce documents by, for example, an officer of the court like a marshal.
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" I got served " means that the woman was given the legal divorce documents by, for example, an officer of the court like a marshal.
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Thanks a lot, but does it have any other meaning? Can you use it in any other context?
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I guess it depends on context. You can be served coffee/food in a cafe or you can be served a ball in tennis as examples.
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Well, ok. The examples you gave are quite clear, but I meant some other contexts, not that literal but rather figurative. Thanks anyway.
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KejcamWell, ok. The examples you gave are quite clear, but I meant some other contexts, not that literal but rather figurative. Thanks anyway.
I can't think of any as you mean. However, of couuse, that doesn't mean that none exist. What were you thinking? Have you heard or read something where this phrase was used?
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It's a sarcastic play on the slang phrase "You got served". It's a phrase often said by young people after besting someone in a game or a competition. For example, if Kid A scored more points than Kid B in a game of basketball, Kid A could then say to Kid B "You just got served!".

So the title has a double meaning. Legal documents such as subpoenas are often served rather th
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It's a sarcastic play on the slang phrase "You got served". It's a phrase often said by young people after besting someone in a game or a competition. For example, if Kid A scored more points than Kid B in a game of basketball, Kid A could then say to Kid B "You just got served!".

Hi Erin,

Good to know this slang phrase.... I had never heard of it before. Thanks.
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Cheers Erin Zale! That's exactly what I looked for. There was a scene in some movie in which after their girl's performance on stage, her parents say to her: "We got served' - is it in this case anything close to 'well done'?

Thanks everybody for the help!
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Hello!

Well i heard it in a different context. My 17 yr old son went to a party and the next day my niece said to him i heard you got served. When he left the room i ask her what that meant she said it's when the girls give the guys lap dances. They call it being served.

Curious MOM
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KejcamCheers Erin Zale! That's exactly what I looked for. There was a scene in some movie in which after their girl's performance on stage, her parents say to her: "We got served' - is it in this case anything close to 'well done'?

Thanks everybody for the help!


Your conclusion seems backward to me. Wouldn't it mean that the daug
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