Dictionary

go at it en · VERB

Pronunciation

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• /ˌɡoʊ ˈæt ɪt/ (General-American)

Etymology

From go + at it or go at + it.

Meanings

1. As go at + it; spoken emphasis typically on 'go'.
   • I can't figure out this problem. I've been going at it [going at the problem] for hours now.
2. (informal) As go + at it; spoken emphasis typically on 'at'. ▸ To engage in some activity, especially vigorously or enthusiastically.
   • We were all going at it like crazy, trying to get the job finished before the deadline.
3. (intransitive, slang) As go + at it; spoken emphasis typically on 'at'. ▸ To fight or argue.
   • I sought Jem and found him in his room, on the bed deep in thought. “Have they been at it?” I asked. “Sort of. She won’t let him alone about Tom Robinson. She almost said Atticus was disgracin‘ the family. Scout… I’m scared.” 1960 July 11, Harper Lee, chapter 15, in To Kill a Mockingbird, Philadelphia, Pa.; New York, N.Y.: J[oshua] B[allinger] Lippincott Company, →OCLC:
   • Joe accidentally spilled his drink on Eric, Eric got up and insulted his mother, and before you know it, they were going at it.
4. (euphemistic, intransitive, slang) As go + at it; spoken emphasis typically on 'at'. ▸ To have sex.
   • I walked into my dorm room and caught my roommate and his girlfriend going at it.

Forms

Synonyms

bump nasties · fuck · beat · hook up · have it away · get down · let someone have it · stick · bonk · get the dirty water off one's chest · get it on · get some · intercourse · have intimate relations · shag · get one's end away · rail · root · roll around · throw down · play · bang · share a bed · pipe down · discuss Uganda · expletive deleted · bone · get lucky · hide the sausage · breed · boff · graft the forked tree · pipe · company · roger · rock and roll · hide the wienie · have sex · dance · engage in sex · do it · sleep together · make love · ming · get into it · boink · dip one's pen in someone's inkwell · clap cheeks · slap bellies · have marital relations · get one's oats · copulate · have sexual relations · bounce · do the deed · strain · know someone in the biblical sense · catch a dick · penetrate · shelve · get laid · tumble · get it on · get freaky · meddle · jig-jig · make whoopee · get physical · shaboink · cohabit · pound · get jiggy · haul one's ashes · play hide the sausage · lay the pipe · go all the way · screw · eff · get it · get one's dick wet · ride · exchange flesh · engender · approach · hump · frig · crack · couple · bauf · frick · bop · Netflix and chill · mix it up · have it off · make it · do it · bump uglies · know · lay pipe · hide the salami · get one's leg over · sex · see someone's etchings · get busy · mate · do the nasty · knock boots · hike the Appalachian Trail · make the beast with two backs · make out · frack · common · frak · get one's freak on · get one's groove on · show someone one's etchings