hooked on
idiom
1
: addicted to (a drug)
He got hooked on drugs at an early age.
2
: very interested and enthusiastic about (something)
He's hooked on skiing.
She got hooked on the show after watching one episode.
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That’s because of its charming new mascot and supporting cast, imaginative gameplay and aesthetic, and an increasingly rare and intangible sense of magic and joy that got so many of us hooked on gaming in the hobby’s earliest years.
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Quentyn Kennemer, The Verge, 19 Dec. 2024
Riley Walz, a twenty-two-year-old artist and programmer in San Francisco, came across the videos earlier this year thanks to a blog post written by the engineer Ben Wallace, and he got hooked on watching them.
—Kyle Chayka, The New Yorker, 18 Dec. 2024
Advertisement In some ways, the governor’s hands are tied by the fact that California is still hooked on fossil fuels.
—Sammy Roth, Los Angeles Times, 12 Dec. 2024
As the parent of a daughter who played division I college volleyball, I got hooked on the game several years ago.
—Tim Genske, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
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Quentyn Kennemer, The Verge, 19 Dec. 2024
Riley Walz, a twenty-two-year-old artist and programmer in San Francisco, came across the videos earlier this year thanks to a blog post written by the engineer Ben Wallace, and he got hooked on watching them.
—Kyle Chayka, The New Yorker, 18 Dec. 2024
Advertisement In some ways, the governor’s hands are tied by the fact that California is still hooked on fossil fuels.
—Sammy Roth, Los Angeles Times, 12 Dec. 2024
As the parent of a daughter who played division I college volleyball, I got hooked on the game several years ago.
—Tim Genske, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
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“Hooked on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hooked%20on. Accessed 2 Jan. 2025.
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