This phrase originated from The Court Jester (link to 2-second clip).
Hubert Hawkins: I'd like to get in, get on with it, get it over with, and get out. Get it?
Ravenhurst: Got it.
Hubert Hawkins: Good.
However, I have seen it being used as a phrase—"Get it? Got it? Good" (example on YouTube).
What does it mean as a phrase said by one individual, and what are some examples of when one would use this phrase?
Best Answer
It all depends on where you put question marks and exclamation marks (or fullstops).
You can have all the four combinations: interrogative-affirmative, interrogative-interrogative, affirmative-affirmative, affirmative-interrogative.
The first example, interrogative-affirmative, which requires two persons:
means:
A: Do you understand it? B: I understood it. A: Good (I'm glad).
The youtube example you provided, interrogative-interrogative, requires just one person speaking:
means:
Do you understand it? Did you understand it? Good (I'm glad).
Affirmative-affirmative, requires two persons:
it means:
A: Obtain it (command). B: I obtained it. A: Good.
Affirmative-interrogative, requires one person:
it means:
Obtain it (command). Did you obtain it? Good.