GO-GO Definition & Meaning

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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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�y��vlog 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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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of go-go¹

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

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Tuck into the warm blanket of nostalgia at two of Goldenvoice’s marquee throwback fests: Just Like Heaven, the millennial indie compendium, gets a long-awaited Rilo Kiley reunion and sets from Vampire Weekend, Bloc Party and TV on the Radio; Cruel World, its goth/new wave evil twin, sports New Order, Nick Cave and a reunited Go-Go’s.

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The go-go growth that the state was long accustomed to isn’t coming back soon.

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She would go-go dance in cages.

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Their star was on the rise, aligning with the simultaneous rise of another all-female L.A. band, the Go-Go’s.

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Go-go, which traces its roots to the African-American neighborhoods in and around Washington, DC, is an exception.

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