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go-go

[ goh-goh ]

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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.

go-go

adjective

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

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Word History and Origins

Origin of go-go¹

First recorded in 1960–65; reduplication of go ¹, influenced in some senses by à gogo

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Word History and Origins

Origin of go-go¹

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

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Example Sentences

Muscular go-go dancers grooved in a cloud of rainbow fog while patrons vibed to hits by Selena and Bad Bunny.

From Los Angeles Times

During the COVID-19 shutdowns, Sokol and his team kept their business alive by streaming a socially distanced drag and go-go show on the subscription platform OnlyFans.

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It also disapproved of the virtual drag and go-go shows that Club Cobra streamed on OnlyFans, calling them “erotic dance shows.”

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Cobra and Chico go-go dancers and others are appearing on a subscription stream with proceeds going to Team Cobra/Chico Relief Fund for Team Members.

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Her calling card is Pink Pony Club, the semi-autobiographical story of a small-town girl’s transformation into a go-go dancer, written after her first visit to a Los Angeles gay club in her early 20s.

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