go-go
Americanadjective
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full of energy, vitality, or daring.
the go-go generation.
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stylish, modern, or up-to-date.
the go-go social set.
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of or relating to the music and dancing performed at discotheques or nightclubs.
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performing at a discotheque or nightclub.
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seeking large earnings quickly by trading aggressively and often speculatively in stocks.
a go-go mutual fund.
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marked by swift price upswings due to excessive speculation.
a go-go stock.
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being a time of great prosperity, economic growth, and optimism.
the go-go years of the 1920s.
noun
adjective
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of or relating to discos or the lively music and dancing performed in them
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dynamic or forceful
Etymology
Origin of go-go
First recorded in 1960–65; reduplication of go 1, influenced in some senses by à gogo
Example Sentences
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This was the age of the super-aggressive, go-go investors, known as the gunslingers.
From Barron's • Dec. 31, 2025
Alfredo Flores is always moving, but you wouldn’t know it from the precise stills he takes of Sabrina Carpenter emerging onstage, her cheekiness and sparkly go-go boots shining through his images.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 12, 2025
These should be go-go, happy days for the WNBA.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 8, 2025
They discuss the museum, the history go-go across the region, and its unique role in inspiring resistance to gentrification and erasure of the city’s Black heritage.
From Slate • Dec. 6, 2024
I place my go-go boots in their box and put on my old sneakers.
From "Lucky Broken Girl" by Ruth Behar
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