getting iced

Meanings

1. 1phrasefixed phraseslanginformal

   Being deliberately ignored or excluded by someone, often suddenly.

   Grammar: Intransitive: you get iced; you don't ice someone in this sense. Often used in the passive: 'I got iced by my friends.'

   Patterns

   • get iced by someone
   • getting iced out

   After the argument, he started getting iced by the whole group.

   She felt like she was getting iced out of the conversation.

   I don't know why I'm getting iced all of a sudden.

2. 2phrasefixed phraseslanginformal

   Being killed, especially in a violent way (slang).

   Grammar: Usually passive and used in crime stories or jokes. Not for polite conversation.

   Patterns

   • get iced
   • getting iced by someone

   In the movie, the informant gets iced in the first scene.

   He was afraid he might get iced if he talked to the police.

Common combinations

get iced out

He got iced out of the group after the fight.

getting iced by someone

She's getting iced by her old friends.

get iced in a movie

The bad guy gets iced in the final scene.

Synonyms and how they differ

ignored

Neutral and general; 'getting iced' is slang and suggests a deliberate, often social, exclusion.

shunned

More formal and serious; 'getting iced' is casual and can sound less permanent.

killed

Direct and neutral; 'getting iced' is slang and often used in movies or jokes.

Opposites

Word family

ice verb

In slang, to ignore or exclude someone; also to kill.

Commonly confused: getting iced or iced?

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