get lucky
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get lucky (third-person singular simple present gets lucky, present participle getting lucky, simple past got lucky, past participle (UK) got lucky or (US) gotten lucky)
- (intransitive) To have good luck.
- (intransitive, slang, usually said of a man) To have a desired sexual opportunity fulfilled.
- He got lucky in the past week with two different women.
- 1978, Harold Ramis, Douglas Kenney, Chris Miller, Animal House (motion picture), Universal Pictures:
- Pinto: I was thinking, maybe we could get some beer.
Clorette De Pasto: Nah, not tonight. Besides, you might get lucky without it.
- 2005, Josh Kear, Chris Tompkins (lyrics and music), “Before He Cheats”, in Some Hearts, performed by Carrie Underwood:
- Right now she's probably saying "I'm drunk" / And he's a thinking that he's gonna get lucky
- 2013, “Get Lucky”, in Random Access Memories, performed by Daft Punk ft. Pharrell Williams:
- She's up all night for good fun / I'm up all night to get lucky
- 2019, “Tonight You Might”, performed by Synthia ft. Lady Wray:
- Tonight you might get lucky / I don't wait, keep talking
Further reading[edit]
- Jonathon Green (2024) “get lucky v.”, in Green’s Dictionary of Slang