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getting lucky

getting lucky is the present participle and gerund of get lucky.

Meaning of get lucky

Verb

get lucky (third-person singular simple present gets lucky, present participle getting lucky, simple past got lucky, past participle (UK) got lucky or (US) gotten lucky)

  1. (intransitive) To have good luck.
  2. (intransitive, slang, usually) To have a desired sexual opportunity fulfilled.
    • He got lucky in the past week with two different women.

Questions about getting lucky

What is getting lucky the present participle and gerund of?
Getting lucky is the present participle and gerund of get lucky.

Words near getting lucky in the dictionary

  1. getting it up
  2. getting laid
  3. getting late
  4. getting life
  5. getting lost
  6. getting lucky
  7. getting Mario Karted
  8. getting married
  9. getting medieval
  10. getting misty
  11. getting moving

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