gogo

or go-go

[ goh-goh ]

/ ˈgoʊ goʊ /

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noun

a discotheque, nightclub, etc., with go-go music and dancing.

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Words nearby gogo

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Other definitions for gogo (2 of 2)

go-go

[ goh-goh ]

/ ˈgoʊˌgoʊ /

Informal.

adjective

full of energy, vitality, or daring: the go-go generation.

stylish, modern, or up-to-date: the go-go social set.

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

performing at a discotheque or nightclub.

seeking large earnings quickly by trading aggressively and often speculatively in stocks: a go-go mutual fund.

marked by swift price upswings due to excessive speculation: a go-go stock.

being a time of great prosperity, economic growth, and optimism: the go-go years of the 1920s.

noun

gogo.

Origin of go-go

First recorded in 1960–65; reduplication of go¹, influenced in some senses by à gogo

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How to use gogo in a sentence

Together, they visit the Museum of Natural History, with Sally wearing those gogo boots that Don nixed.
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Megan takes Sally shopping for a dress, and she stuns everyone by appearing in a short dress, gogo boots, and lots of makeup.
‘Mad Men’ Returns: A Recap of Season Five|Jace Lacob|April 5, 2013|DAILY BEAST
And in the middle of it was Sevigny, arms crossed in a blue turtleneck, skirt, and black and white gogo boots.
Chloë Sevigny’s Protest Moment|Isabel Wilkinson|February 10, 2013|DAILY BEAST
N'importe, my little Gogo; cease your supper, you will have the better appetite for your breakfast.
Pencil Sketches|Eliza Leslie

The seeds of “gogo” are very large, lenticular, flattened, 3–4 centimeters in diameter.
The Medicinal Plants of the Philippines|T. H. Pardo de Tavera
I understood then the danger of "combinations," and that it was not always good to ridicule M. Gogo.
The Nabob|Alphonse Daudet
But your mother took the flowers and ground them with a stone, to mix with gogo, for washing our hair.
An Eagle Flight|Jos Rizal
And George did not like to have Gogo away from the house at night.
The Heart of Rachael|Kathleen Norris

British Dictionary definitions for gogo (1 of 2)

gogo

/ (ˈɡɒɡɒ) /

noun Southern African

ɡrandmother

Word Origin for gogo

from Zulu

British Dictionary definitions for gogo (2 of 2)

go-go

adjective informal, mainly US and Canadian

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

dynamic or forceful

Word Origin for go-go

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

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gogo

or go-go

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