Liberal Dictionary English Dictionary
gogo [goh-goh] Examples noun
go-go [goh-goh] adjective Informal.
- 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.
Origin of go-go 1960–65; reduplication of go1, influenced in some senses by à gogo à gogo or à Go·go, à go-go [uh goh-goh] adverb
- as much as you like; to your heart’s content; galore: food and drink à gogo.
- with go-go music and dancing or a go-go atmosphere (used especially in the names of cabarets, discotheques, and the like): They danced all night at the Mistral à gogo.
Origin of à gogo 1960–65; French, Middle French; gogo perhaps by reduplication and alteration of gogue witticism, jest (French goguette), expressive word of obscure origin Related Words for gogo enjoyable, vigorous, provocative, cheerful, festive, frisky, buoyant, peppy, spirited, nimble, bright, entertaining, animated, stimulating, refreshing, bustling, wise, mindful, conscious, apprehensive Examples from the Web for gogo Contemporary Examples of gogo
Megan takes Sally shopping for a dress, and she stuns everyone by appearing in a short dress, gogo boots, and lots of makeup.
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April 5, 2013
Historical Examples of gogo
And George did not like to have Gogo away from the house at night.
Kathleen Norris
You’re going to bed promptly at nine, aren’t you, Mary–and Gogo, too?
Kathleen Norris
As washing the hair with gogo is one of the luxuries of the Philippines, I shall describe how it is done.
The Inhabitants of the Philippines
Frederic H. Sawyer
They are very careful of their hair, washing it with gogo and anointing it with ajonjoli oil2 perfumed with musk.
The Inhabitants of the Philippines
Frederic H. Sawyer
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
British Dictionary definitions for gogo gogo noun Southern African
- ɡrandmother
Word Origin for gogo from Zulu à gogo adjective, adverb
- informal as much as one likes; galorewine à gogo
Word Origin for à gogo C20: from French 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 Word Origin and History for gogo go-go adj.
1964, “fashionable,” from slang the go “the rage” (1962); see go. First appearance of go-go dancer is from 1965.