get lucky

English

Pronunciation

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Verb

get lucky (third-person singular simple present gets lucky, present participle getting lucky, simple past got lucky, past participle (UK) got lucky or (US) gotten lucky)

1. (intransitive) To have good luck.
2. (intransitive, slang, usually said of a man) To have a desired sexual opportunity fulfilled.

   He got lucky in the past week with two different women.

   • 1978, Harold Ramis, Douglas Kenney, Chris Miller, Animal House (motion picture), Universal Pictures:

     Pinto: I was thinking, maybe we could get some beer.
     Clorette De Pasto: Nah, not tonight. Besides, you might get lucky without it.

   • 2005, Josh Kear, Chris Tompkins (lyrics and music), “Before He Cheats”, in Some Hearts, performed by Carrie Underwood:

     Right now she's probably saying "I'm drunk" / And he's a thinking that he's gonna get lucky

   • 2013, “Get Lucky”, in Random Access Memories, performed by Daft Punk ft. Pharrell Williams:

     She's up all night for good fun / I'm up all night to get lucky

   • 2019, “Tonight You Might”, performed by Synthia ft. Lady Wray:

     Tonight you might get lucky / I don't wait, keep talking

Further reading

• “get lucky v.”, in Green’s Dictionary of Slang, Jonathon Green, 2016–present