go-go

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See also: gogo, gọgọ, and gogó

English

Etymology

1964, US, partly from Whisky a Go Go, an influential American nightclub (in turn from French à gogo (abundant)), partly by reduplication of go, from 1962 slang the go (the rage, fashionable), from sense the go (in motion) as in on the go.

Compare to French yéyé (yeah-yeah), of contemporary coinage.

Noun

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go-go (uncountable)

  1. (music) A style of funk music from the 1970s.

Adjective

go-go (not comparable)

  1. Of or relating to this style of music.
  2. Of or relating to the style of music played at discotheques.
  3. Fast and lively.

Verb

go-go (third-person singular simple present go-gos, present participle go-going, simple past and past participle go-goed)

  1. To dance to this style of music, with the aim to entertain
    • 2002 September 20, 47:24 from the start, in The Whistleblower Who Changed History (podcast), spoken by Laura Palmer, published 2023 via WNYC, archived from the original on 29-6-2023:
      Then he looked at me with all earnestness and said to me, "Miss, Laura, would you go-go for me?"

Derived terms

See also

References

  1. ^ go-go”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
  2. ^ Douglas Harper (2001–2025) “go-go”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.
  3. ^ Douglas Harper (2001–2025) “go”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.

Anagrams

Finnish

Etymology

From English go-go.

Pronunciation

Noun

go-go

  1. (music) go-go

Declension

Inflection of go-go (Kotus type 18/maa, no gradation)
nominative go-go
genitive go-gon
partitive go-gota
illative go-goon
singular plural
nominative go-go
accusative nom. go-go
gen. go-gon
genitive go-gon
partitive go-gota
inessive go-gossa
elative go-gosta
illative go-goon
adessive go-golla
ablative go-golta
allative go-golle
essive go-gona
translative go-goksi
abessive go-gotta
instructive
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of go-go (Kotus type 18/maa, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative go-goni
accusative nom. go-goni
gen. go-goni
genitive go-goni
partitive go-gotani
inessive go-gossani
elative go-gostani
illative go-gooni
adessive go-gollani
ablative go-goltani
allative go-golleni
essive go-gonani
translative go-gokseni
abessive go-gottani
instructive
comitative
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative go-gosi
accusative nom. go-gosi
gen. go-gosi
genitive go-gosi
partitive go-gotasi
inessive go-gossasi
elative go-gostasi
illative go-goosi
adessive go-gollasi
ablative go-goltasi
allative go-gollesi
essive go-gonasi
translative go-goksesi
abessive go-gottasi
instructive
comitative
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative go-gomme
accusative nom. go-gomme
gen. go-gomme
genitive go-gomme
partitive go-gotamme
inessive go-gossamme
elative go-gostamme
illative go-goomme
adessive go-gollamme
ablative go-goltamme
allative go-gollemme
essive go-gonamme
translative go-goksemme
abessive go-gottamme
instructive
comitative
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative go-gonne
accusative nom. go-gonne
gen. go-gonne
genitive go-gonne
partitive go-gotanne
inessive go-gossanne
elative go-gostanne
illative go-goonne
adessive go-gollanne
ablative go-goltanne
allative go-gollenne
essive go-gonanne
translative go-goksenne
abessive go-gottanne
instructive
comitative
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative go-gonsa
accusative nom. go-gonsa
gen. go-gonsa
genitive go-gonsa
partitive go-gotaan
go-gotansa
inessive go-gossaan
go-gossansa
elative go-gostaan
go-gostansa
illative go-goonsa
adessive go-gollaan
go-gollansa
ablative go-goltaan
go-goltansa
allative go-golleen
go-gollensa
essive go-gonaan
go-gonansa
translative go-gokseen
go-goksensa
abessive go-gottaan
go-gottansa
instructive
comitative

Further reading

Indonesian

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English go-go (go-go).

Noun

go-go

  1. (dance) dance with go-go music

Further reading