Meanings
- colloquialA conflict or competition is starting or has just started.
Oh, it's on now, for sure. Those boys are about to get smoked real good.
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[A man from a competing gang throws a drink in Fred's face, just before a fight begins.] Fred Alger (Mel Tormé): It's on!
1959: Girls Town (film) - colloquialSomething good or interesting is starting or has just started.
Oh, it's on now, for sure. Those ribs are about to get smoked real good.
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Oh why do I feel the way I do? When all I can think about is you What was it in a line that made me fall for you Do you know Why I'm diggin diggin diggin diggin on you […] diggin on you It's on like that diggin diggin diggin diggin on you
1994, TLC, “Diggin' on You”, in CrazySexyCool, performed by TLC
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it's on. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/it's%20on
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