go-go
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go–go

adjective \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

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