go-go

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
1. of or characterized by dramatic appreciation or expansion the go-go years for U.S. automakers
2. 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.

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!

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