hooked on
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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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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.
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Rosie Marder, Travel + Leisure, 6 May 2025
Believing in his genius as a teacher, and hooked on his attention, a number of former students signed on and moved in.
Early on, Green seemed to have an inkling that Studio House was destined for chaos.
—Air Mail, 3 May 2025
Paying $50 for a Miami Mint e-cigarette might seem worth the cost to someone who is hooked on nicotine, but when vape prices go up, research suggests that some consumers stop buying.
—Nicholas Florko, The Atlantic, 30 Apr. 2025
Then, during the COVID-19 lockdown, Kosinski got hooked on the Netflix docu-series Drive to Survive, which follows teams over the course of the Formula One season.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 2 May 2025
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Rosie Marder, Travel + Leisure, 6 May 2025
Believing in his genius as a teacher, and hooked on his attention, a number of former students signed on and moved in.
Early on, Green seemed to have an inkling that Studio House was destined for chaos.
—Air Mail, 3 May 2025
Paying $50 for a Miami Mint e-cigarette might seem worth the cost to someone who is hooked on nicotine, but when vape prices go up, research suggests that some consumers stop buying.
—Nicholas Florko, The Atlantic, 30 Apr. 2025
Then, during the COVID-19 lockdown, Kosinski got hooked on the Netflix docu-series Drive to Survive, which follows teams over the course of the Formula One season.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 2 May 2025
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“Hooked on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hooked%20on. Accessed 21 May. 2025.
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