A colleague and I are having a disagreement over the slang meaning and usage of "do over"
Does it mean
(a) beat somebody up
or does it have a sexual meaning of
(b) screw someone i.e. hump someone
Learn English – Meaning of “do over”
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Best Answer
In BE it means "to beat up" as Ham&Bacon said - but in AE 'a do over' is a chance to do something again if you make a mistake and have the previous attempt not count or be recorded.
eg in golf, if you completely spoil a shot then you might get "a do-over", a chance to have it not count but take the shot again. For some odd reason it's also called a mulligan