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
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
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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Those efforts probably won’t turn Best Buy into a go-go growth stock.
From Barron's • May 28, 2026
“I was disoriented at first. It’s hard to step out of that go-go mentality.”
From MarketWatch • Apr. 22, 2026
Its local name “Ben Fu” translated as “Rushing Toward Prosperity,” capturing the zeitgeist of China’s go-go years.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 24, 2026
“I was the proverbial hippie,” she told Florida Weekly in 2020, working as a heavy-set comedic go-go dancer.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 25, 2025
Daddy played the congas in a go-go band called the Shaw Boyz with my uncle Robby.
From "Monday's Not Coming" by Tiffany D. Jackson
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