à gogo

or à Go·go, à go-go

[ uh-goh-goh ]

/ ə ˈgoʊˌgoʊ /

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adverb

as much as you like; to your heart's content; galore: food and drink à gogo.

with go-go music and dancing or a go-go atmosphere (used especially in the names of cabarets, discotheques, and the like):They danced all night at the Mistral à gogo.

noun

gogo.

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Origin of à gogo

First recorded in 1960–65; from French, Middle French; gogo perhaps by reduplication and alteration of gogue “witticism, jest” (French goguette ), expressive word of obscure origin

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How to use à gogo in a sentence

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British Dictionary definitions for à gogo

à gogo

/ (ə ˈɡəʊˌɡəʊ) /

adjective, adverb

informal as much as one likes; galorewine à gogo

Word Origin for à gogo

C20: from French

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