get medieval

== English == === Alternative forms === go medieval === 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. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌɡɛt ˌmɛd.iˈiː.vəl/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˌɡɛt mɪdˈi.vəl/ Hyphenation: get me‧die‧val === Verb === get medieval (third-person singular simple present gets medieval, present participle getting medieval, simple past got medieval, past participle gotten medieval or got medieval) (intransitive, chiefly US, informal) To become sadistically torturous, especially due to vengeful spite. ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== (sharing a semantic theme of going nuts violently) go postal run amok (also, in one of its senses) go ham on someone's ass === Further reading === “get medieval on someone’s ass v.” under “medieval adj.”, in Green’s Dictionary of Slang, Jonathon Green, 2016–present.