go-go

See also: gogo and gogó

English

Etymology

1964, US, partly from Whisky a Go Go, an influential American nightclub (in turn from French à gogo (“abundant”)),[1] partly by reduplication of go, from 1962 slang the go (“the rage, fashionable”), from sense the go (“in motion”) as in on the go.[2][3]

Compare to French yéyé (yeah-yeah), of contemporary coinage.

Noun

go-go (uncountable)

  1. (music) A style of funk music from the 1970s.

Adjective

go-go (not comparable)

  1. Of, or relating to this style of music.
  2. Of, or relating to the style of music played at discotheques.
  3. Fast and lively.

Derived terms

See also

References

  1. “go-go”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
  2. Douglas Harper (2001–2023), “go-go”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.
  3. Douglas Harper (2001–2023), “go”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.

Anagrams

Finnish

Etymology

From English go-go.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɡoːɡoː/, [ˈɡo̞ːɡo̞ː]

Noun

go-go

  1. (music) go-go

Declension

Inflection of go-go (Kotus type 18/maa, no gradation)
nominative go-go —
genitive go-gon —
partitive go-gota —
illative go-goon —
singular plural
nominative go-go —
accusative nom. go-go —
gen. go-gon
genitive go-gon —
partitive go-gota —
inessive go-gossa —
elative go-gosta —
illative go-goon —
adessive go-golla —
ablative go-golta —
allative go-golle —
essive go-gona —
translative go-goksi —
instructive — —
abessive go-gotta —
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of go-go (type maa)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative go-goni —
accusative nom. go-goni —
gen. go-goni
genitive go-goni —
partitive go-gotani —
inessive go-gossani —
elative go-gostani —
illative go-gooni —
adessive go-gollani —
ablative go-goltani —
allative go-golleni —
essive go-gonani —
translative go-gokseni —
instructive — —
abessive go-gottani —
comitative — —
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative go-gosi —
accusative nom. go-gosi —
gen. go-gosi
genitive go-gosi —
partitive go-gotasi —
inessive go-gossasi —
elative go-gostasi —
illative go-goosi —
adessive go-gollasi —
ablative go-goltasi —
allative go-gollesi —
essive go-gonasi —
translative go-goksesi —
instructive — —
abessive go-gottasi —
comitative — —
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative go-gomme —
accusative nom. go-gomme —
gen. go-gomme
genitive go-gomme —
partitive go-gotamme —
inessive go-gossamme —
elative go-gostamme —
illative go-goomme —
adessive go-gollamme —
ablative go-goltamme —
allative go-gollemme —
essive go-gonamme —
translative go-goksemme —
instructive — —
abessive go-gottamme —
comitative — —
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative go-gonne —
accusative nom. go-gonne —
gen. go-gonne
genitive go-gonne —
partitive go-gotanne —
inessive go-gossanne —
elative go-gostanne —
illative go-goonne —
adessive go-gollanne —
ablative go-goltanne —
allative go-gollenne —
essive go-gonanne —
translative go-goksenne —
instructive — —
abessive go-gottanne —
comitative — —
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative go-gonsa —
accusative nom. go-gonsa —
gen. go-gonsa
genitive go-gonsa —
partitive go-gotaan
go-gotansa
—
inessive go-gossaan
go-gossansa
—
elative go-gostaan
go-gostansa
—
illative go-goonsa —
adessive go-gollaan
go-gollansa
—
ablative go-goltaan
go-goltansa
—
allative go-golleen
go-gollensa
—
essive go-gonaan
go-gonansa
—
translative go-gokseen
go-goksensa
—
instructive — —
abessive go-gottaan
go-gottansa
—
comitative — —
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