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 …—
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Along the mile route, demonstrators sang along to go-go music and chanted.
—Camille Borders, The Atlantic, 3 June 2026
Joan Prince Crandall remembers the go-go boots and glamour of the early days — and lots of challenges along the way.
—Daniel Wine, CNN Money, 2 June 2026
Enthralled by Felipe Rose, a go-go boy decked out in Native American regalia at the Anvil, a notorious gay Manhattan disco, Morali applied that approach to his next conceptual act, Village People.
—Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 11 May 2026
The current rebound in Hollywood activity in Vancouver falls short of the go-go post-COVID years, but continues a pick up in production by major studios and streamers after the bruising impact of the 2023 dual actors and writers strikes in Los Angeles.
—Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 1 May 2026
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Camille Borders, The Atlantic, 3 June 2026
Joan Prince Crandall remembers the go-go boots and glamour of the early days — and lots of challenges along the way.
—Daniel Wine, CNN Money, 2 June 2026
Enthralled by Felipe Rose, a go-go boy decked out in Native American regalia at the Anvil, a notorious gay Manhattan disco, Morali applied that approach to his next conceptual act, Village People.
—Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 11 May 2026
The current rebound in Hollywood activity in Vancouver falls short of the go-go post-COVID years, but continues a pick up in production by major studios and streamers after the bruising impact of the 2023 dual actors and writers strikes in Los Angeles.
—Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 1 May 2026
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“Go-go.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/go-go. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.
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