Gogo

[goh-goh] /ˈgoʊ goʊ/

noun
1.
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[goh-goh] /ˈgoʊˌgoʊ/
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 relating 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.
6.
marked by swift price upswings due to excessive speculation:
a go-go stock.
7.
being a time of great prosperity, economic growth, and optimism:
the go-go years of the 1920s.
/ˈɡɒɡɒ/
noun (South African)
1.
ɡrandmother
adjective (informal, mainly US & Canadian)
1.
of or relating to discos or the lively music and dancing performed in them
2.
dynamic or forceful
adj.

1964, “fashionable,” from slang the go “the rage” (1962); see go. First appearance of go-go dancer is from 1965.

adjective

noun

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Go-go dancer
noun 1. an entertainer who performs popular dances on a stage or platform for the patrons of a discotheque or nightclub. noun 1. a dancer, usually scantily dressed, who performs rhythmic and often erotic modern dance routines, esp in a nightclub or disco noun phrase A scantily clad or partly naked young woman employed to […]
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