get one's jollies
Find personal pleasure
To get one's jollies is to derive pleasure or excitement from something, often with a suggestion that the pleasure is slightly unseemly, perverse, or at someone else's expense: He gets his jollies from watching people embarrass themselves.
The phrase can be neutral but frequently carries a mildly disapproving tone, implying the enjoyment is frivolous or suspect.
- adventuringPursuing exciting undertakings
- living dangerouslyEmbracing hazardous choices
- thrill seekingPursuing excitement through danger
- prankingPlaying harmless tricks
- trickingAct of deceiving
gambling · sneaking · fun · having a blast · games · teasing · flirting · hobbies · partying · kicks · cheap thrills · laughing · risking · joking · titillation · mischief · competing · daring
get one's jolliessuffer
Experience pain or distress
go through hell · go without · deny oneself · abstain · despair
get one's jollieslanguish
Weaken through suffering
twiddle one's thumbs · watch paint dry · vegetate · zone out · go through the motions
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