a-go-go


1a–go–go

noun \ä-ˈgō-(ˌ)gō, ə-\

Definition of A-GO-GO

: a nightclub for dancing to popular music : disco

Origin of A-GO-GO

Whisky à Gogo, café and discotheque in Paris, France, from French à gogo galore, from Middle French
First Known Use: 1965

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