agog
[ uh-gog ]
/ əˈgɒg /
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adjective
highly excited by eagerness, curiosity, anticipation, etc.
adverb
in a state of eager desire; excitedly.
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Origin of agog
First recorded in 1535–45; variant of on gog (in phrase set on gog “rouse, stir up”), from Middle French en gogues; see à gogo
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agog
/ (əˈɡɒɡ) /
adjective
(postpositive) highly impatient, eager, or curious
Word Origin for agog
C15: perhaps from Old French en gogues in merriments, origin unknown
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