go-go

go–go

adj \ˈgō-(ˌ)gō\

Definition of GO-GO

1

a : employed to entertain in a disco <go–go dancers> b : of, relating to, or being a disco or the music or dances performed there

2

: marked by spirited or aggressive action <go–go baseball>

3

a : relating to or dealing in popular often speculative investment expected to yield high returns <go–go mutual funds> b : relating to, involved in, or marked by business growth and prosperity and aggressive efforts to turn a quick profit <go–go bankers and entrepreneurs … who put together the megabuck deals — Ken Auletta>

Origin of GO-GO

partly from a-go-go, partly from reduplication of ¹go

First Known Use: 1965