get one's rocks off en · VERB
Etymology
A sexual coinage, referring to male orgasm, from rocks (“testicles”).
Meanings
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(possibly, slang, vulgar) To derive enjoyment from something.
Stylax: And where do you get your rocks off, Aurelius? / Aurelius: Anywhere, mate. Bars, galleries, the temple. / Marcus: The temple? / Aurelius: Yeah, the temple is full of quality women.
2013, Sam Leifer, Tom Basden, “The Orgy”, in Plebs, season 1, episode 1 (television production):She is, instead, frank about “getting her rocks off” and the difficulty of how to do that without the aid of drink or drugs.
2025 May 12, Shahidha Bari, “Slags by Emma Jane Unsworth review – a riotous roadtrip”, in The Guardian, →ISSN:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| getting one's rocks off | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| got one's rocks off | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | UK | lexicographic |
| got one's rocks off | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| gotten one's rocks off | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | US | lexicographic |
| gets one's rocks off | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic |