'get a little kick out of being slow-minded'?

[Mehrgan]

Hi,
Could anyone please tell me what 'get a little kick out of something' means? (from Lily Allen's song)

 

[Mehrgan]

It must mean 'enjoy'? (but, is that sarcatic?)

 

[TheParser]

It must mean 'enjoy'? (but, is that sarcatic?)

NOT A TEACHER


Hello, Mehrgan.

(1) I believe that you are 100% correct:

Mona: Every day in class you say things that anger Professor Smith.

Tom: I know.

Mona: So why do you do it?

Tom: Because I get a kick out of it. (I love to see Professor Smith

get red in the face and become embarrassed and start to look crazy.)

Mona: You are not a very nice guy.

Tom: I know.

(2) Sometimes I think that it does not have a negative feeling. It just

means something like a special enjoyment. I think that many years ago,

there was a popular song in the States that said something like:

I get no kick from champagne. (If you google it, I'm sure that you can

get all the lyrics to that song.)


Sincerely yours,

James

P.S. I just googled. The title is "I Get a Kick Out of You." Written

by Mr. Cole Porter in the 1930's. I am pretty sure that the title is

not sarcastic.

 

[Mehrgan]

NOT A TEACHER


Hello, Mehrgan.

(1) I believe that you are 100% correct:

Mona: Every day in class you say things that anger Professor Smith.

Tom: I know.

Mona: So why do you do it?

Tom: Because I get a kick out of it. (I love to see Professor Smith

get red in the face and become embarrassed and start to look crazy.)

Mona: You are not a very nice guy.

Tom: I know.

(2) Sometimes I think that it does not have a negative feeling. It just

means something like a special enjoyment. I think that many years ago,

there was a popular song in the States that said something like:

I get no kick from champagne. (If you google it, I'm sure that you can

get all the lyrics to that song.)


Sincerely yours,

James

P.S. I just googled. The title is "I Get a Kick Out of You." Written

by Mr. Cole Porter in the 1930's. I am pretty sure that the title is

not sarcastic.

So many heartfelt thanks, dear Parser...

 

[Tdol]

It's meant sarcastically in the song you're asking about IMO. (Have only read lyrics and not heard it)