get a kick out of

verb

To be delighted by; to be amused by.

“I really got a kick out of that clown's juggling act.”

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Meanings

verbget a kick out of (third-person singular simple present gets a kick out of, present participle getting a kick out of, simple past got a kick out of, past participle (UK) got a kick out of or (US) gotten a kick out of)

present singular third person gets a kick out of · participle present getting a kick out of · past got a kick out of · UK participle past got a kick out of · US participle past gotten a kick out of

  1. idiomaticslangTo be delighted by; to be amused by.

    I really got a kick out of that clown's juggling act.

    1 more example

    Some get a kick from cocaine / I'm sure that if I took even one sniff / That would bore me terrifically too / Yet I get a kick out of you

    1934, Cole Porter, “I Get a Kick Out of You”

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
get a charge out of

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 被……逗樂 /被……逗乐
  • 被……逗樂 /被……逗乐 (bèi... dòulè)be delighted by
Finnish ilahtua, riemastua
  • ilahtuabe delighted by
  • riemastuabe delighted by
  • nauttiabe delighted by
  • saada kiksejäbe delighted by
German viel Spaß machen, sehr gut gefallen
  • viel Spaß machenbe delighted by
  • sehr gut gefallenbe delighted by
  • echt Freude bereitenbe delighted by
Portuguese divertir-se
  • divertir-sebe delighted by
Spanish disfrutar con/de
  • disfrutar con/debe delighted by
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APA

get a kick out of. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/get%20a%20kick%20out%20of

MLA

“get a kick out of.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/get%20a%20kick%20out%20of. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “get a kick out of,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/get%20a%20kick%20out%20of.

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