to get one's freak on
- phrasal verb
- Slang
- makes you get your freak on
Examples
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For your information, me and the girls are gonna get our freak on tonight.
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Let's get our freak on!
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From the casinos to the clubs, the pools and the strip bars, it's the best place in the world for men and women to get their freak on.
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When the music started, everyone began to get their freak on and dance wildly.
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The party was so lively that I couldn't help but get my freak on with my friends.
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At the club, it's time to get your freak on and enjoy the vibrant atmosphere.
Synonyms
Enjoy yourself by dancing with a lot of energy
To dance in a lively, playful way
Show your true self to others, even if it seems strange
How Wild
- Slang
- Informal
- Informal
- Informal
- Informal
Surface Forms
Morphology
The individual words give some clue—get = become, freak = act wildly/enthusiast, on = activated—so a learner might infer a meaning like 'start acting wild' or 'become enthusiastic.' However, the exact colloquial sense ('enjoy yourself uninhibitedly, often by dancing') and its slang register are idiomatic and require prior exposure for full comprehension, so it is not fully transparent.
Etymology
Get one's freak on comes from club and dance scenes, where freak meant a wild, free side of a person. To get that side on meant to let it loose by dancing or acting wild, so the phrase now means 'enjoy yourself' and 'be lively'.