1
informal
: marked by extreme enthusiasm : infatuated
She is gaga about/over golf.
… in one day, the book was a best seller and America was gaga over crosswords.—
Richard Wolkomir
—often used with go
Richard WolkomirThe crowd went gaga over the new film star.
2
informal
: marked by thought or action that lacks good sense or judgment : foolish
He thinks all bungee jumpers are a bit gaga.
Synonyms
- balmy
- barmy [chiefly British]
- bats
- batty
- bedlam
- bonkers
- brainsick
- bughouse [slang]
- certifiable
- crackbrained
- cracked
- crackers
- crackpot
- cranky [dialect]
- crazed
- crazy
- cuckoo
- daffy
- daft
- demented
- deranged
- fruity [slang]
- haywire
- insane
- kooky
- kookie
- loco [slang]
- loony
- looney
- loony tunes
- looney tunes
- lunatic
- mad
- maniacal
- maniac
- mental
- meshuga
- meshugge
- meshugah
- meshuggah
- moonstruck
- non compos mentis
- nuts
- nutty
- psycho
- psychotic
- scatty [chiefly British]
- screwy
- unbalanced
- unhinged
- unsound
- wacko
- whacko
- wacky
- whacky
- wud [chiefly Scottish]
Examples of gaga in a Sentence
I can't understand how anyone could be so gaga over golf.
He thinks that most artists are at least a little bit gaga.
Recent Examples on the Web
One of the main differences between free gaga classes and a hardware-plus-subscription platform such as Peloton is hundreds of millions of dollars in revenue.
—Michael Owen, The Atlantic, 29 May 2020
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
And in true Gaga fashion, there were a few wigs — and some dramatic eye shadow looks — involved as well.
—Jillian Ruffo, PEOPLE.com, 4 Aug. 2017
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Michael Owen, The Atlantic, 29 May 2020
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
And in true Gaga fashion, there were a few wigs — and some dramatic eye shadow looks — involved as well.
—Jillian Ruffo, PEOPLE.com, 4 Aug. 2017
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“Gaga.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gaga. Accessed 7 Nov. 2024.
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