Get bent

What is the meaning of the phrase "get bent"?

"Get bent! -- I despise you!" From "Flappers 2 Rappers: American Youth Slang" by Tom Dalzell (Merriam-Webster Inc., Springfield, Mass., 1996).

That's kind of weak, isn't it. "Get bent" means go get a penile injury. Doesn't it fellows?

As a fellow, I agree it's rather flaccid, but how would I know?

Here in the NE part of the US of A I have always used and heard that phrase in two different but related ways.
One way is to use "bent" as a word to mean drunk or high as in "I was so bent last night I don't remember a thing".
Another way "bent" is used is to castigate or criticize someone who makes a dumb remark as in "Whadaya talkin' about, you're nuts, get bent will ya".
Outta here!

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