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ga⋅ga

[gah-gah]
–adjective Informal.
1. excessively and foolishly enthusiastic: The public went gaga over the new fashions.
2. ardently fond; infatuated: He's gaga over the new girl in class.
3. demented; crazy; dotty.
Also, ga-ga.


Origin:
1915–20; < F; imit.
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ga·ga   (gä'gä')   
adj.   Informal
  1. Silly; crazy.

  2. Completely absorbed, infatuated, or excited: They were gaga over the rock group's new album.

  3. Senile; doddering.


[French, old fool, gaga, of imitative origin.]
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gaga [ˈgɑgɑ]

  1. mod.
    crazy; eccentric. : Sometimes you are so gaga!
  2. mod.
    dazzled. : Tom was totally gaga after he got promoted.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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Word Origin & History

gaga 
"crazy, silly," 1905, probably from Fr. gaga "senile, foolish."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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