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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Progressives itch to get 51 percent of voters hooked on UBI.
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Clyde Wayne Crews Jr, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2025
Being hooked on nicotine means your brain is always screaming for another hit of the drug.
—Nicholas Florko, The Atlantic, 1 Aug. 2025
In this framework, superintelligence may just be a way to keep people hooked on Meta’s legacy social-media apps and devices.
—Matteo Wong, The Atlantic, 18 July 2025
Those hooked on Habit Burger & Grill now have another place to get their fix of the popular chain.
—Emilie Stigliani, Sacbee.com, 16 July 2025
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Clyde Wayne Crews Jr, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2025
Being hooked on nicotine means your brain is always screaming for another hit of the drug.
—Nicholas Florko, The Atlantic, 1 Aug. 2025
In this framework, superintelligence may just be a way to keep people hooked on Meta’s legacy social-media apps and devices.
—Matteo Wong, The Atlantic, 18 July 2025
Those hooked on Habit Burger & Grill now have another place to get their fix of the popular chain.
—Emilie Stigliani, Sacbee.com, 16 July 2025
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“Hooked on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hooked%20on. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.
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