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Gotten

Said of a person: Deeply, even profoundly, appreciated.

Past tense of get, as used in: I get you.

When she introduced me, she mentioned the four inventions I'm most proud of, and how hard I worked for years figuring out what was needed and how it could be created. I felt thoroughly gotten.

by ras57 October 18, 2022


toe tag warning

A situation, like Hurricane Katrina, where the police go around and hand out triage tags or disaster evacuation tags or, if you're light-skinned, write your name and social-security number on your arm. I heard it from someone in New Orleans- that's what they called it during Hurricane Katrina.

The person wrote: We lazed around Memphis until we could meet up with one of my oldest friends who was too stubborn to heed toe tag warnings from cops at his door. He ended up in shorts and t-shirt but nothing else when his house flooded within seconds.

by ras57 March 8, 2024