go-ahead
[ goh-uh-hed ]
/ ˈgoʊ əˌhɛd /
noun
permission or a signal to proceed: They got the go-ahead on the construction work.
Chiefly Hawaii and California. a sandal held on the foot by a strap between the big toe and the next toe.
adjective
moving forward; advancing.
enterprising: a go-ahead Yankee peddler.
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Nearby words
go with the flow, go without, go without saying, go wrong, go, goes, going, go-ahead, go-around, go-away bird, go-between, go-by, go-cart
Origin of go-ahead
1830–40, Americanism; noun, adj. use of verb phrase go ahead
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