Talk:get lost
Latest comment: 1 year ago by Soap in topic positive sense
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Rfd-redundant Interjection sense, does not appear to be distinct from verb sense 3 in the imperative. Pppery (talk) 16:25, 6 July 2019 (UTC)
- keep as a WT:Phrasebook entry because it's already in the phrasebook category, though i think someone should add the phrasebook template. in my opinion, the imperative form is the only form of get lost that would qualify for the phrasebook. --Habst (talk) 01:37, 9 July 2019 (UTC)
- Keep. There is definitely a unique sense for the phrase, "get lost", spoken as a complete sentence. bd2412 T 01:50, 20 July 2019 (UTC)
- Keep as it stands: none of the verb senses express the meaning "go away, scram". (Perhaps one could, but it doesn't right now.) Equinox ◑ 06:48, 20 July 2019 (UTC)
- My instinct is to keep the interjection. However, the interjection is currently given as a example for one of the verb senses, "I don't want to have to tell you again: Get lost!", which is unideal. Mihia (talk) 19:43, 28 July 2019 (UTC)
- RFD kept per consensus. --Dan Polansky (talk) 17:37, 6 September 2019 (UTC)
positive sense[edit]
I think Ive heard this used in a positive way as an expression of disbelief .... if so the range of meanings would be a lot like shut up. —Soap— 01:38, 19 January 2023 (UTC)