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gets one's jollies

gets one's jollies is the third-person singular simple present indicative of get one's jollies.

Meaning of get one's jollies

Verb

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

  1. (slang) To derive pleasure or excitement from.
    • He gets his jollies from peeking into the girls' locker room.

Questions about gets one's jollies

What is gets one's jollies the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Gets one's jollies is the third-person singular simple present indicative of get one's jollies.

Words near gets one's jollies in the dictionary

  1. gets one's hole
  2. gets one's hooks into
  3. gets one's hopes up
  4. gets one's house in order
  5. gets one's hump up
  6. gets one's jollies
  7. gets one's juices flowing
  8. gets one's kicks
  9. gets one's knickers in a knot
  10. gets one's knickers in a twist
  11. gets one's leg over

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