go-go dancer

noun

1. an entertainer who performs popular dances on a stage or platform for the patrons of a discotheque or nightclub.

go-go dancer

noun

1. a dancer, usually scantily dressed, who performs rhythmic and often erotic modern dance routines, esp in a nightclub or disco

Word History and Origins

Origin of go-go dancer¹

First recorded in 1960–65

Example Sentences

About this time, he met Althea Leasure, a 17-year-old go-go dancer at one of his clubs.

From Washington Post

Doris is supposed to be a go-go dancer or some kind of dancer in Vegas.

From The Daily Beast

Related Words

• ballet dancer