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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One of them had stumbled upon Sleep Token at a music festival a few years ago and had been hooked on the band’s teachings ever since, while the other had flown to New York from rural Texas just to be at the evening’s show.
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Mackenzie Cummings-Grady, Billboard, 23 Sep. 2025
Clare Bowen got hooked on Nashville, opting to stay in the music capital after playing the poet turned songwriter, Scarlett O’Connor, in the show.
—Avalon Hester, PEOPLE, 18 Sep. 2025
But since they were hooked on a line belonging to the distributor, prosecutors accused them of theft.
—Owen Clarke, Outside, 11 Sep. 2025
Vogue’s senior beauty shopping writer Kiana Murden has been hooked on it since her first trial—using it to not only remove traces of foundation, but also refresh her skin in the morning.
—Iman Balagam, Vogue, 3 Sep. 2025
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Mackenzie Cummings-Grady, Billboard, 23 Sep. 2025
Clare Bowen got hooked on Nashville, opting to stay in the music capital after playing the poet turned songwriter, Scarlett O’Connor, in the show.
—Avalon Hester, PEOPLE, 18 Sep. 2025
But since they were hooked on a line belonging to the distributor, prosecutors accused them of theft.
—Owen Clarke, Outside, 11 Sep. 2025
Vogue’s senior beauty shopping writer Kiana Murden has been hooked on it since her first trial—using it to not only remove traces of foundation, but also refresh her skin in the morning.
—Iman Balagam, Vogue, 3 Sep. 2025
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“Hooked on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hooked%20on. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.
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