Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

get it on

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 6.12 in modern English

Syllables: get it on
IPA

8

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see get, it, on.

verb

Slang

verb

To engage in a fight.

Slang

verb

To hurry up; to get a move on; to start.

Example Sentences

"Where's your coat? Get it on and let's get out of here."
"I can see the sparks between us. Let's get it on, baby!"
"The unfortunate thing about calling the season seven finale “The Dragon And The Wolf” is you can’t even reference it by name without picturing Daenerys Targaryen’s long-awaited hook-up with Jon Snow, her strapping hunk of an ally and also her nephew. It’s a hell of an episode, the dining car on this bullet train, not least because the dragon and the wolf got it on."
"You want a piece of me? OK, let's get it on!."
"I need to get it on: there's not much time left."

Usage

Slang

Inflected Forms

gets it on (present, singular) getting it on (participle, present) got it on (past) got it on (UK, participle) gotten it on (US, participle)

Synonyms

do it get it make it do battle get some get a wiggle on get one's ass in gear get one's skates on get the lead out

Questions

What does get it on mean?: Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see get, it, on.

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