get it on

verb

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see get, it, on.

“You want a piece of me? OK, let's get it on!.”

Meanings

verbget it on (third-person singular simple present gets it on, present participle getting it on, simple past got it on, past participle (UK) got it on or (US) gotten it on)

present singular third person gets it on · participle present getting it on · past got it on · UK participle past got it on · US participle past gotten it on

  1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see get, it, on.

    Where's your coat? Get it on and let's get out of here.

  2. slangTo have sex.

    I can see the sparks between us. Let's get it on, baby!

    1 more example

    The unfortunate thing about calling the season seven finale “The Dragon And The Wolf” is you can’t even reference it by name without picturing Daenerys Targaryen’s long-awaited hook-up with Jon Snow, her strapping hunk of an ally and also her nephew. It’s a hell of an episode, the dining car on this bullet train, not least because the dragon and the wolf got it on.

    2017 August 27, Brandon Nowalk, “Game Of Thrones slows down for the longest, and best, episode of the season (newbies)”, in The Onion AV Club

    Synonyms: do it, get it, make it, get one's ass in gear, get one's skates on, get the lead out

  3. slangTo engage in a fight.

    You want a piece of me? OK, let's get it on!.

    Synonyms: do battle, get some

  4. idiomaticTo hurry up; to get a move on; to start.

    I need to get it on: there's not much time left.

    Synonyms: get a wiggle on

Synonyms & antonyms

verbTo engage in a fight.

verbTo hurry up; to get a move on; to start.

More synonyms by meaning

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Cite this entry
APA

get it on. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/get%20it%20on

MLA

“get it on.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/get%20it%20on. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “get it on,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/get%20it%20on.

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