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got one's kicks

got one's kicks is the simple past and past participle of get one's kicks.

Meaning of get one's kicks

Verb

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

  1. (idiomatic, informal) To enjoy oneself, to have a good time.
    • Well, if you ever plan to motor west / Jack, take my way, it's the highway that's the best / Get your kicks on Route 661946 April 22, Bobby Troup, “(Get Your Kicks on) Route 66”, in New Juke Box Hits, performed by Chuck Berry, published March 1961, side 2, track 2

Questions about got one's kicks

What is got one's kicks the simple past and past participle of?
Got one's kicks is the simple past and past participle of get one's kicks.

Words near got one's kicks in the dictionary

  1. got one's hopes up
  2. got one's house in order
  3. got one's hump up
  4. got one's jollies
  5. got one's juices flowing
  6. got one's kicks
  7. got one's knickers in a knot
  8. got one's knickers in a twist
  9. got one's leg over
  10. got one's load on
  11. got one's marching orders

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