get off on

Derive pleasure from

To get off on something is to derive intense pleasure or excitement from it, often with a suggestion of perverse or inappropriate enjoyment: He really gets off on making people uncomfortable.

The phrase borrows from the sexual sense of get off (reach orgasm), implying the pleasure is almost illicit or excessive: She gets off on the power trip.

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kink · titillation · pleasure · tickled pink · euphoria · rush · have a good time · light up · fetish · buzz · satisfy · love · revel · turned on · relish · taboo · orgasm · stimulation

Opposites
pleasure/arousal response

get off onloathe

Intensely dislike

detest · abhor · hate · can't stand · despise

interest/engagement level

get off ontune out

Deliberately stop attending

Family

off, get, get on, getting, get off, gets, gotten, offset, offhand

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Used worldwide · Timeless · Abstract · Everyday, not technical · Rated PG-13