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”)), partly by reduplication of go, from 1962 slang the go (“the rage, fashionable”), from sense the go (“in motion”) as in on the go.

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.

Verb

go-go (third-person singular simple present go-gos, present participle go-going, simple past and past participle go-goed)

1. To dance to this style of music, with the aim to entertain
   • 2002 September 20, 47:24 from the start, in The Whistleblower Who Changed History‎^[1] (podcast), spoken by Laura Palmer, published 2023 via WNYC, archived from the original on 29-6-2023:

     Then he looked at me with all earnestness and said to me, "Miss, Laura, would you go-go for me?"

Derived terms

• go-go boot
• go-go fund
• go-go girl
• go-go juice
• go-go dancer

See also

• à gogo

Anagrams

• GOOG, goog

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	—
abessive		go-gotta	—
instructive		—	—
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of go-go (Kotus type 18/maa, no gradation)

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 — abessive go-gottani — instructive — — 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 — abessive go-gottasi — instructive — — 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 — abessive go-gottamme — instructive — — 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 — abessive go-gottanne — instructive — — 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 — abessive go-gottaan go-gottansa — instructive — — comitative — —

Further reading

• “go-go”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[2] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-02