go-go

[goh-goh]

adjective

1. full of energy, vitality, or daring.

   the go-go generation.

2. stylish, modern, or up-to-date.

   the go-go social set.

3. of or relating to the music and dancing performed at discotheques or nightclubs.

4. performing at a discotheque or nightclub.

5. seeking large earnings quickly by trading aggressively and often speculatively in stocks.

   a go-go mutual fund.

6. marked by swift price upswings due to excessive speculation.

   a go-go stock.

7. being a time of great prosperity, economic growth, and optimism.

   the go-go years of the 1920s.

noun

1. gogo.

go-go

adjective

1. of or relating to discos or the lively music and dancing performed in them

2. dynamic or forceful

Word History and Origins

Origin of go-go¹

First recorded in 1960–65; reduplication of go ¹, influenced in some senses by à gogo

Word History and Origins

Origin of go-go¹

C20: altered from French à-gogo aplenty, ad lib: sense influenced by English verb go

Example Sentences

These should be go-go, happy days for the WNBA.

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The Go-Go’s Kathy Valentine shows up as a random hippie girl looking for Dennis Hopper’s house at the start of “Freakout at the Mud Palace.”

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“In 2024, I got to be a go-go dancer for DJ Irene’s birthday party at the Mayan,” Champagne recalled.

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But after predominantly white bands like Germs, X and the Go-Go’s were commemorated in countless books and documentaries as architects of the genre, Bag and Powers decided to start sharing their own perspectives as Mexican Americans who broke the mold.

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And Margot Olavarria, who was the original bassist for the Go-Go’s, was a big shot in the scene.

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