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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In Spain in the ’80s, there was a moment of freedom and partying that ended with many people getting hooked on heroin and drugs.
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Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 21 May 2025
But TikTokers aren’t the only ones hooked on the lip plumping product because Sarah Jessica Parker just entered the chat.
—Katie Decker-Jacoby, StyleCaster, 19 May 2025
The result was millions of packages shipped from China to the United States, as American shoppers got hooked on buying everything from flash drives to water bottles at low prices.
—Meaghan Tobin, New York Times, 14 May 2025
Amazon Kindle $110 at Amazon A long delay is the perfect excuse to escape into a great book—and speaking from experience, once I’m hooked on a good novel, time flies.
—Rosie Marder, Travel + Leisure, 6 May 2025
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Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 21 May 2025
But TikTokers aren’t the only ones hooked on the lip plumping product because Sarah Jessica Parker just entered the chat.
—Katie Decker-Jacoby, StyleCaster, 19 May 2025
The result was millions of packages shipped from China to the United States, as American shoppers got hooked on buying everything from flash drives to water bottles at low prices.
—Meaghan Tobin, New York Times, 14 May 2025
Amazon Kindle $110 at Amazon A long delay is the perfect excuse to escape into a great book—and speaking from experience, once I’m hooked on a good novel, time flies.
—Rosie Marder, Travel + Leisure, 6 May 2025
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“Hooked on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hooked%20on. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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