A fork of Rural Dictionary
This is term most commonly used as a statement urging someone to get revenge. It is often used when one is feeling especially vengeful for this certain wrong.
Gandalf: Gimli just broke into my house and ate all of my cupcakes, you know, the ones with the little hearts.
Bilbo: Oh?
Gandalf: And he shaved my beard, i'm really mad.
Bilbo: Don't get mad, get even.
a saying that someone says to another when that person has been wronged.
it dosen't make sense because the only reason someone would want to get even is BECAUSE they are mad/upset.
person 1: "OMFG! my teacher gave me detention for something i didn't even do!"
person 2: "don't get mad, get even."
To get back at somebody.
To punish someone who did something to you.
She wants to get even with the guy who hit her with the ball.
Casino slang refers to a situation where a player has lost a significant amount of money while playing slots and, instead of simply leaving, decides that the better course of action is to go to the baccarat or blackjack table and wager the exact amount of their loss on a single hand. If the player wins, they "get even"; if they lose, they "get even worse." This concept was developed by the infamous Vegas Matt.
Well, we just lost $12,000 in ten minutes; it is time to play a hand of baccarat and 'get even, or get even worse'
Casino slang refers to a situation where a player has lost a significant amount of money playing slots and, instead of simply going home, decides that the better course of action is to go to the baccarat or blackjack table and wager the exact amount of their loss on a single hand. If the player wins, they "get even"; if they lose, they "get even worse." This concept was developed by the infamous Vegas Matt.
"Well, we just lost $12,000 in twenty minutes--the best thing to do is go play one $12,000 hand of baccarat to get even, or get even worse.'
Natural consequences to stupid behavior
“I tripped over my shoes that I didn’t put away”
“That’s God getting even with you”