to backhandedly insult someone in a clever/snarky way, similar to comments made by Alfred Pennyworth to Bruce Wayne or Dick Grayson.
(from Nightwing #86, Dec. 2003)
Bruce: What did he do to himself this time?
Alfred: Astonishingly, Master Dick seems to believe his own injuries quite beneath consideration in the ongoing war against crime. Now where do you suppose he would GET such an idea, hm?
Reader: OH SNAP, Batman! You just got Pennyworth'd!
Bruce: What did he do to himself this time?
Alfred: Astonishingly, Master Dick seems to believe his own injuries quite beneath consideration in the ongoing war against crime. Now where do you suppose he would GET such an idea, hm?
Reader: OH SNAP, Batman! You just got Pennyworth'd!
by RobinVII April 23, 2013