go-go

adjective

ˈgō-(ˌ)gō 

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

Examples of go-go in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

While audio listening overall continues on a healthy trajectory, the go-go times of a few years ago, when Spotify and rivals were scooping up talent and emerging studios, have segued to a period of relative austerity. —Dade Hayes, Deadline, 3 Mar. 2026

This crisp-white iteration combines the spirit of a go-go boot with the recognizable design of a Chelsea boot. —Christina Perrier, InStyle, 23 Feb. 2026

His go-go game was a good fit for what Sturm wants to do in his hybrid system. —Fluto Shinzawa, New York Times, 12 Jan. 2026

Still, there’s no getting around the fact that Americans simply do not consume TV at the same merry clip that characterized the go-go cable era. —Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 12 Dec. 2025

Word History

Etymology

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

First Known Use

1965, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Rhymes for go-go

• acknow
• aglow
• ago
• airglow
• aloe
• altho
• although
• ammo
• backflow
• backhoe
• banjo
• barbeau