agog

[uh-gog]

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adjective

highly excited by eagerness, curiosity, anticipation, etc.

adverb

in a state of eager desire; excitedly.

Origin of agog

1535–45; variant of on gog (in phrase set on gog rouse, stir up) < Middle French en gogues; see à gogo

Synonyms for agog

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1. awestruck, enthralled.

-agog

variant of -agogue.

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Related Words for agog

anxious, avid, breathless, eager, enthusiastic, excited, expectant, impatient

Examples from the Web for agog

Historical Examples of agog

"Nobody but you and me," Burke declared, all agog with anticipation of victory at last.
Within the Law
Marvin Dana
They tell me that my Shakespearian ideas will set New York agog.
A Singer from the Sea
Amelia Edith Huddleston Barr
He was agog with joy and eagerness to tell her the good news.
Hidden Hand
Emma Dorothy Eliza Nevitte Southworth
The Newburys were agog with excitement over the Governor's picnic.
Lucy Maud Montgomery Short Stories, 1904
Lucy Maud Montgomery
For the next week the Osbornes were agog with excitement and interest.
Lucy Maud Montgomery Short Stories, 1902 to 1903
Lucy Maud Montgomery

British Dictionary definitions for agog

agog

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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Word Origin and History for agog

adj., adv.

"in a state of desire; in a state of imagination; heated with the notion of some enjoyment; longing" [Johnson], c.1400, perhaps from Old French en gogues "in jest, good humor, joyfulness," from gogue "fun," of unknown origin.