English
Verb
to get a load of
#context|transitive|idiom To experience someone or something, especially by looking or listening.
#*1939, "Heeltalk," Time, 25 Sep.,
#*:One night Bernette happened to get a load of Peggy doing a rumba with Jackie.
#*2004, David W. Dunlap, "The Crossroads of the Crossroads," New York Times, 13 Jun., p. CY3,
#*:Get a load of the "eyesome femininity" at the International Casino, as the Times put it.
Usage notes
Often with the connotation that the experienced object is particularly noteworthy or remarkable, as in "Wow, get a load of this!"
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