gogo

American

[goh-goh] / ˈgoʊ goʊ /

Or go-go

noun

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

gogo British

/ ˈɡɒɡɒ /

noun

ɡrandmother

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Etymology

Origin of gogo

from Zulu

Example Sentences

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Queer/Bar is a popular LGBTQ+ bar and performance space with nightly drag and gogo performances.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 23, 2023

Supposedly the ebu gogo � the name roughly means "grandmother who eats everything" � disappeared around the 16th century, when Dutch traders first came to this tropical island 350 miles east of Bali.

From Time Magazine Archive

Led by the "gogo" mutual funds, many once staid institutional investors plunged into small new issues that offered a chance for quick profit.

From Time Magazine Archive

Lately, some "gogo" funds have been trying to unload their tarnished glamour shares, but encountered trouble finding buyers at acceptable prices.

From Time Magazine Archive

Filipino women use the leaves to perfume their gogo hair-wash.

From The Medicinal Plants of the Philippines by Thomas, Jerome Beers

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