go-go Definition
go·-go (gō′gō′)
adjective
- of dancing to rock music, as in discothèques
- of a dancer, often semi-nude, performing erotic movements to rock music, as in a bar
- Business, Finance, Informal
- of or characterized by dramatic appreciation or expansion the go-go years for U.S. automakers
- of or characterized by aggressive, often highly speculative, buying and selling go-go mutual funds, a go-go stock market
Etymology: short for à gogo < Fr, in plenty, ad lib., in clover < à, to + gogo, abundance, jocular redupl. of gogue, joy, prob. of echoic orig.
go-go Usage Examples
Modifies a noun
- dancer: Her relationships with her parents - the iconic black stand-up and the hippy go-go dancer - were troubled and unconventional, but ultimately close.
- boot: Instead of lavish costumes of the period, we're given mini-skirts, go-go boots and ridiculous looking shirts.
- girl: Go-go girls clad in minimalist parodies of Austrian national dress are an intrinsic part of Ischgl's tea-time scene.
- dancing: They chase a selection of pretty women and a go-go dancing scientist.
- boy: They have two big drag shows of an evening, cute go-go boys and it's busy till very late on Friday and Saturday.
- club: One might be your secretary, your doctor's receptionist, or a dancer in a go-go club!

