gaga

adjective

ˈgä-(ˌ)gä How to pronounce gaga (audio)
Definition of gaganext
informal
1
as in excited
showing urgent desire or interest We're gaga for that new show and have binge-watched every episode.

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2
as in mad
showing or marked by a lack of good sense or judgment Friends thought he was totally gaga for buying a dilapidated cabin in the woods.

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Recent Examples of gaga Turns out, the two actors/singers have been gaga for each other (terrible pun, sorry) for a long time. — Katherine J. Igoe, Marie Claire, 27 Feb. 2019 Juul, a startup that makes e-cigarettes that teenagers are gaga for, is raising $1.2 billion in a round that would value the company at $15 billion — on par with companies like Lyft or Snap. — Recode Staff, Recode, 10 July 2018 For the past several years, restaurant chefs have been gaga for sous-vide cooking, but the contraptions required seemed too scientific for home cooks. — Liz Biro, Indianapolis Star, 28 Aug. 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for gaga
  1. excited
  2. mad
  3. enthusiastic
  4. stupid
  5. avid
  6. insane
  7. eager
  8. crazy
Adjective
  • Jihyo heard Shenseea on the demo for the song and was excited to contribute her voice alongside hers.
    — Laura Sirikul, Forbes.com, 11 July 2026
  • Down the road, Zufferey is excited about using this kind of robot for a range of applications, including monitoring harmful algal blooms, fish stocks, and coastal erosion.
    — Ari Daniel, NPR, 9 July 2026
Definition of excited
Adjective
  • Over the last few years, there are these sounds that have appeared in certain towns that have driven people mad, that’s actually happening.
    — Reshma Gopaldas, IndieWire, 9 July 2026
  • The scene played out across the soccer-mad nation as Egypt faced the defending World Cup champion in the round-of-16 fixture in Atlanta.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 7 July 2026
Definition of mad
Adjective
  • China, the world's top crude importer, has not been particularly enthusiastic about purchasing Iranian oil, despite traditionally being the main buyer of the country's energy.
    — Justina Lee, CNBC, 6 July 2026
  • None of these kids sits at the top of the Australian rankings, but behind them is a team of enthusiastic parents who formed a non-profit – Red Dirt Australian Rodeo – to raise money for the trip.
    — Hilary Whiteman, CNN Money, 5 July 2026
Definition of enthusiastic
Adjective
  • Even when Romanzy goes off on how stupid and ugly Caleb is — and gossips that his parents abandoned him because something must be wrong with him — Mary goes along with it.
    — Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 11 July 2026
  • Shockingly, the letter seems to be pushing for a return to standardized tests by, in effect, arguing that a growing percentage of their students are simply too stupid to succeed, no matter what professors do.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2026
Definition of stupid
Adjective
  • The future queen, who is also an avid tennis fan, opted for a double-breasted bright blue suit and styled her hair into a chic ponytail for the event.
    — Jennifer Hassan, USA Today, 8 July 2026
  • Trump will also encounter another former pal – Keir Starmer – who’ll shortly have more time to pursue his avid amateur soccer career after resigning as British prime minister.
    — Ben Church, CNN Money, 7 July 2026
Definition of avid
Adjective
  • England’s 2-1 victory against Mexico — and that insane Azteca Stadium crowd — also was richly deserved.
    — Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 7 July 2026
  • Allowing Trump to declare insane levels of tariffs would have been really bad for the economy and bad for Republicans.
    — Isaac Chotiner, New Yorker, 6 July 2026
Definition of insane
Adjective
  • The firms most eager to deploy physical AI (logistics, retail, construction) are often precisely the ones without that safety-governance heritage, which is where the governance gap is widest.
    — Anjana Susarla, Forbes.com, 9 July 2026
  • And there have been signs over the past month that Trump is reengaging in efforts to bring peace to Ukraine and once again eager to coordinate a deal between Zelenskyy and Putin.
    — Elise Spenner, ABC News, 8 July 2026
Definition of eager
Adjective
  • That crazy gorgeous Bad Man Blue, and something Harley has called Inferno Gray with Wet Slide Graphics.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 6 July 2026
  • But in addition to these crazy moments and plots, what the World Cup does every four years is put a bright spotlight on the best soccer players in the world.
    — Julyssa Lopez, Rolling Stone, 6 July 2026
Definition of crazy

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“Gaga.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gaga. Accessed 12 Jul. 2026.

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