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get lucky en · VERB

Pronunciation

Meanings

  1. (intransitive) To have good luck.
  2. (intransitive, said of a man, slang, usually) To have a desired sexual opportunity fulfilled.
    • He got lucky in the past week with two different women.
    • She's up all night for good fun / I'm up all night to get lucky 2013, “Get Lucky”, in Random Access Memories, performed by Daft Punk ft. Pharrell Williams:
    • Right now she's probably saying "I'm drunk" / And he's a thinking that he's gonna get lucky 2005, Josh Kear, Chris Tompkins, “Before He Cheats”, in Some Hearts, performed by Carrie Underwood:
    • Pinto: I was thinking, maybe we could get some beer. Clorette De Pasto: Nah, not tonight. Besides, you might get lucky without it. 1978, Harold Ramis, Douglas Kenney, Chris Miller, Animal House (motion picture), Universal Pictures:
    • Tonight you might get lucky / I don't wait, keep talking 2019, “Tonight You Might”, performed by Synthia ft. Lady Wray:

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
gotten lucky Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part US lexicographic
gets lucky Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
got lucky Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part UK lexicographic
got lucky Tense=Past lexicographic
getting lucky Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic