adjective Informal.
1.
full of energy, vitality, or daring: the go-go generation.
2.
stylish, modern, or up-to-date: the go-go social set.
3.
of or pertaining to the music and dancing performed at discotheques or nightclubs.
4.
performing at a discotheque or nightclub.
5.
seeking large earnings quickly by trading aggressively and often speculatively in stocks: a go-go mutual fund.
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goʊ noun
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| go-go | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | of or relating to discos or the lively music and dancing performed in them |
| 2. | dynamic or forceful |
| [C20: altered from French à-gogo aplenty, ad lib: sense influenced by English verb go] | |
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| —n | |
| ɡrandmother | |
| [from Zulu] | |
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Word Origin & History
go-go
1964, "fashionable," from slang the go "the rage" (1962); see go. First appearance of go-go dancer is from 1965.
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Slang Dictionary
go-go definition[ˈgogo]
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Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
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American Heritage
Abbreviations & Acronyms
| GOGO government-owned/government-operated |
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Example sentences from the web
They do so, but force gogo to mount a giant rocking horse for his riding lesson.
Gogo dancers are dancers who are employed to entertain at a discotheque.
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