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get one's groove on

get one's groove on verb: to dance.

Verb

get one's groove on (third-person singular simple present gets one's groove on, present participle getting one's groove on, simple past got one's groove on, past participle (UK) got one's groove on or (US) gotten one's groove on)

  1. (colloquial) To dance.
    • I wanna go out and get my groove on while the night is young!
  2. (colloquial, dated) To have sex; to have sex with.
    • John wants to get his groove on with Melinda.
    • John and Melinda are going to get their groove on.

Synonyms of get one's groove on

Forms of get one's groove on

third-person singular presentgets one's groove on
present participlegetting one's groove on
pastgot one's groove on
past participle UKgot one's groove on
past participle USgotten one's groove on

Questions about get one's groove on

What does get one's groove on mean?
Get one's groove on means to dance.
What part of speech is get one's groove on?
Get one's groove on is a verb.
What is the past tense of get one's groove on?
The past tense of get one's groove on is got one's groove on.

Words near get one's groove on in the dictionary

  1. get one's fingers into
  2. get one's fingers onto
  3. get one's foot in the door
  4. get one's freak on
  5. get one's fuck on
  6. get one's groove on
  7. get one's hand in
  8. get one's hands dirty
  9. get one's hands on
  10. get one's head around
  11. get one's head out of one's ass

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