go-go

adjective

ˈgō-(ˌ)gō 

1

a

: employed to entertain in a disco

go-go dancers

b

: of, relating to, or being a disco or the music or dances performed there

2

: marked by spirited or aggressive action

go-go baseball

3

a

: relating to or dealing in popular often speculative investment expected to yield high returns

go-go mutual funds

b

: relating to, involved in, or marked by business growth and prosperity and aggressive efforts to turn a quick profit

go-go bankers and entrepreneurs … who put together the megabuck deals

—Ken Auletta

Examples of go-go in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

As one of the first Western designers to popularize the towering silhouette, Ferragamo inspired countless iterations including the platform go-go boots of the 1960s, the flamboyant disco shoes of the ’70s and ’80s and Vivienne Westwood’s 1993 Ghillie lace-ups. —Kin Woo, New York Times, 20 Feb. 2025

Plus, expect Backyard Band featuring CeeLo Green to bring their signature go-go sound to the lineup. —Okla Jones, Essence, 17 Feb. 2025

House music legends Crystal Waters and Cece Peniston will appear at Rich Medina’s Black House set, and CeeLo Green will play Baller Alert’s go-go stage. —Kyle Denis, Billboard, 17 Feb. 2025

That account draws us in with a depth that’s missing from the succession of hamster-wheel scenes in which Vera scuttles around town in her go-go boots and mini-skirt and shearling coat to remedy one fresh crisis or another. —David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 Feb. 2025

Word History

Etymology

partly from a-go-go, partly from reduplication of go entry 1

First Known Use

1965, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Rhymes for go-go

• acknow
• aglow
• ago
• airglow
• aloe
• altho
• although
• ammo
• backflow
• backhoe
• banjo
• barbeau