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
  • A student of history and avid collector of tapestries, Ormund sees himself as a scholar, as Alicent (Olivia Cooke) describes to Rhaenyra in the fourth episode.
    — Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 15 July 2026
  • As an avid cyclist, Huckle liked the 22-mile Marvin Braude Bike Trail from Torrance to Pacific Palisades.
    — Christopher Reynolds, Los Angeles Times, 15 July 2026
Definition of avid
Adjective
  • What saves Hyperdrive is the dry humour and the slightly insane set and character design.
    — William Worrall, Space.com, 15 July 2026
  • Every single story about his time in Hollywood was about a major movie, a major director, and lots of drugs and insane scandal.
    — William Earl, Variety, 14 July 2026
Definition of insane
Adjective
  • The king had personally invited the players immediately after their elimination from the World Cup, eager to thank them for giving the country one of the most significant achievements in the history of Norwegian soccer.
    — Stefania Conrieri, Vanity Fair, 15 July 2026
  • The retired schoolteacher had ridden at the more than 27,000-acre off-road area numerous times before and was eager to try out her new bike, a gray-and-white Kawasaki KLX 300R dirt bike, according to the outlets.
    — Sam Gillette, PEOPLE, 15 July 2026
Definition of eager
Adjective
  • Call us crazy, but this may well earn our best-in-show accolade.
    — Jason Barlow, Robb Report, 13 July 2026
  • Levelheaded and sincere in a show-business world of crazy egos.
    — Althea Legaspi, Rolling Stone, 13 July 2026
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