go down on someone
IPA/ɡˌəʊ dˌaʊn ˌɒn sˈʌmwɒn/
IPA/ɡˌoʊ dˌaʊn ˌɔn sˈʌmwʌn/
go down on someone — phrasal verb
- go down on someonebase form
- goes down on someone3rd person singular
- going down on someone-ing form
- went down on someonepast simple
- gone down on someonepast participle
1. to give a partner sexual pleasure by licking or kissing their genitals
1.phrasal verbtransitiveC1
Definition
to give a partner sexual pleasure by licking or kissing their genitals
Example
Lena asked her girlfriend to go down on her more slowly tonight.
go down on + person
After kissing for a while, Marco went down on his partner.
Before sex, Reuben asked Yasmin if she wanted him to go down on her.
ask someone to go down on + person
Nadia told Samir she feels closest to him when he goes down on her.
Olivia said her ex never went down on her, even when she asked.
negative form: never went down on
Synonyms
- perform oral sex on
neutral and more formal than this slang phrase
- give oral sex to
plain descriptive wording without the slang tone
Grammar Patterns
go down on + someone
Usage Note
Usually used in informal sexual contexts, with a person or object pronoun after on.
Common Mistakes
He went down her after she undressed.
He went down on her after she undressed.
This phrasal verb needs on before the person.