A program used by children to learn how to
read. It is commonly used to describe a
person who cannot read or pronounce words correctly. Alternatively, it can be used to insult a
person who doesn't read well.
I don't know how to pronounce this (fucks the word up horribly). You know I'm hooked on phonics.
Jane: reads from a history book out
loud in class, but stumbles through the
reading.
Classmate: This bitch needs to be hooked on phonics.