got it going on
Word Rarity
Common
Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.58 in modern English
15
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
3
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
verb
Appreciatively, of someone or something for being active and successful in a pursuit, to have the ability to be active and successful in a pursuit.
American usage; Colloquial
Example Sentences
- ""You got it going on, girlfriend. Don't she, Joey?" "It's working for you, sweetheart," Joseph said, and took a sip of his coffee."
- "One is the sort of girl who's really got it together and who has a sort of boyish look and who's really got it going on."
- "But then monikers aren't all that important when you've got it going on like this MC. Even drowning in layers of winter clothes and speaking in a barely-there voice, Murray is clearly the beautifulest, his edgy grace plain for all to see."
- "People always told me that owning property was a big turn-on for many women – a sign that a bloke has got it going on financially."
- "In other words, Detroit has got it going on big time these days. With not one, but two new sports stadiums..."
- "Ooooooooh Ebony! You got it going on! I could have screamed when I saw David Justice and Halle Berry on the cover of the April issue."
Usage
- American usage
- Colloquial