"get off on" meaning in English

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Verb

Audio: En-au-get off on.ogg [Australia] Forms: gets off on [present, singular, third-person], getting off on [participle, present], got off on [past], got off on [UK, participle, past], gotten off on [US, participle, past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|get<,,got,got􂀿UK􂁀:gotten􂀿US􂁀> off on|head=get off on}} get off on (third-person singular simple present gets off on, present participle getting off on, simple past got off on, past participle (UK) got off on or (US) gotten off on)
  1. (slang) To be excited or aroused by; to derive pleasure from. Tags: slang Synonyms: get a charge out of Related terms: get off, get on

Inflected forms

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