"got it going on" meaning in English

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Verb

Audio: en-au-got it going on.ogg [Australia]
Rhymes: -ɒn Head templates: {{head|en|verb|head=got it going on}} got it going on
  1. (idiomatic, colloquial, chiefly US) Be attractive, outgoing (typically of women). Tags: US, colloquial, idiomatic
    Sense id: en-got_it_going_on-en-verb-oekWAUGT Categories (other): American English
  2. (idiomatic, colloquial, chiefly US) Appreciatively, of someone or something for being active and successful in a pursuit, to have the ability to be active and successful in a pursuit. Tags: US, colloquial, idiomatic Synonyms: have it going on
    Sense id: en-got_it_going_on-en-verb-nuH3lBMY Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys, English terms with placeholder "it" Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 21 79 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 25 75 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 22 78 Disambiguation of English terms with placeholder "it": 33 67

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