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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Once they got hooked on the real rhythms of Mexico City Spanish or Lagos street slang, there was no going back.
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Remy Blumenfeld, HollywoodReporter, 13 Oct. 2025
But can someone really be addicted to food in the same way they could be hooked on substances such as alcohol or nicotine?
—Claire Wilcox, The Conversation, 10 Oct. 2025
And that just might work, if working means keeping enough users hooked on the platform.
—Allison Morrow, CNN Money, 8 Oct. 2025
The Mark of the Assassin was one of the novels that got Winkler hooked on the author, Daniel Silva.
—Rachel Raposas, PEOPLE, 2 Oct. 2025
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Remy Blumenfeld, HollywoodReporter, 13 Oct. 2025
But can someone really be addicted to food in the same way they could be hooked on substances such as alcohol or nicotine?
—Claire Wilcox, The Conversation, 10 Oct. 2025
And that just might work, if working means keeping enough users hooked on the platform.
—Allison Morrow, CNN Money, 8 Oct. 2025
The Mark of the Assassin was one of the novels that got Winkler hooked on the author, Daniel Silva.
—Rachel Raposas, PEOPLE, 2 Oct. 2025
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“Hooked on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hooked%20on. Accessed 19 Oct. 2025.
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