gogo

or go-go

[ goh-goh ]

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

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Other definitions for go-go (2 of 2)

go-go
[ goh-goh ]

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

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

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

  2. performing at a discotheque or nightclub.

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

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

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

noun

Origin of go-go

2
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

  • 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) /


nounSouthern African
  1. ɡrandmother

Origin of gogo

1
from Zulu

British Dictionary definitions for go-go (2 of 2)

go-go

adjectiveinformal, mainly US and Canadian
  1. of or relating to discos or the lively music and dancing performed in them

  2. dynamic or forceful

Origin of go-go

2
C20: altered from French à-gogo aplenty, ad lib: sense influenced by English verb go

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