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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Reducing cigarette use, and preventing a new generation from getting hooked on nicotine, is a noble goal.
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Max Cunningham, Fortune, 14 Dec. 2025
He's currently hooked on Apple TV's Pluribus and is getting increasingly disturbed at where the show will go next.
—Chris McMullen, Space.com, 29 Nov. 2025
The judge came down in the middle, concluding a two-year sentence was sufficient punishment for a nurse who had served two decades in the medical profession, then wound up getting hooked on fentanyl following a ski accident, using his job to support his addiction.
—Tresa Baldas, Freep.com, 26 Nov. 2025
Their decisions were so bizarre and strange, and I was hooked on it.
—John Hopewell, Variety, 24 Nov. 2025
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Max Cunningham, Fortune, 14 Dec. 2025
He's currently hooked on Apple TV's Pluribus and is getting increasingly disturbed at where the show will go next.
—Chris McMullen, Space.com, 29 Nov. 2025
The judge came down in the middle, concluding a two-year sentence was sufficient punishment for a nurse who had served two decades in the medical profession, then wound up getting hooked on fentanyl following a ski accident, using his job to support his addiction.
—Tresa Baldas, Freep.com, 26 Nov. 2025
Their decisions were so bizarre and strange, and I was hooked on it.
—John Hopewell, Variety, 24 Nov. 2025
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“Hooked on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hooked%20on. Accessed 19 Dec. 2025.
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