à gogo
Americanadverb
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as much as you like; to your heart's content; galore.
food and drink à gogo.
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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.
noun
adjective
"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012Etymology
Origin of à gogo
First recorded in 1960–65; from French, Middle French; gogo perhaps by reduplication and alteration of gogue “witticism, jest” ( French goguette ), expressive word of obscure origin
Example Sentences
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The Belgian-born daughter of Polish Jews, Régine grew up in France, hiding in a convent during the Nazi occupation, before launching her nightclub career as a hatcheck girl at the Whisky à Gogo in Paris.
From Washington Post
After joining the Whisky à Gogo in the early 1950s, she befriended guests including Jean-Paul Belmondo, Alain Delon and members of the Rothschild family, who helped finance her first club.
From Washington Post
For consumers, the service’s 2Ku satellite connections have been far faster at up to 100Mbps per plane, but it still depends on how many passengers are using it: in 2016, I managed to hit 15Mbps and use the internet on four simultaneous devices aboard a Gogo test flight, but that was with only a handful of journalists aboard the plane.
From The Verge
“Not just spectacularly beautiful, but inwardly majestic, special and kind… I’m always with her and the kids… I’m a gogo. I’m not a grandmother, I’m a gogo because I’m always on the go. We have an amazing relationship. We’re so honest and real with each other. Sometimes it’s difficult, but most of the time it’s wonderful.”
From Fox News
It said ViaSat, a Gogo rival, made such an offer.
From New York Times
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