go-go
English
Etymology
1964, US, partly from Whisky a Go Go, an influential American nightclub (in turn from French à gogo (“abundant”)),[1] partly by reduplication of go, from 1962 slang the go (“the rage, fashionable”), from sense the go (“in motion”) as in on the go.[2][3]
Compare to French yéyé (yeah-yeah), of contemporary coinage.
Noun
go-go (uncountable)
Adjective
go-go (not comparable)
- Of, or relating to this style of music.
- Of, or relating to the style of music played at discotheques.
- Fast and lively.
Derived terms
See also
References
- ^ “go-go”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
- ^ Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “go-go”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.
- ^ Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “go”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.
Anagrams
Finnish
Pronunciation
Noun
go-go
Declension
Inflection of go-go (Kotus type 18/maa, no gradation) | |||
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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. |
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