# go-go
## 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)
* (music) A style of funk music from the 1970s.

### Adjective

go-go (not comparable)
* Of or relating to this style of music.
* Of or relating to the style of music played at discotheques.
* Fast and lively.

### Verb

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

### References

* ↑ “go-go”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
* ↑ Douglas Harper (2001–2025) “go-go”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.
* ↑ Douglas Harper (2001–2025) “go”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.

### Anagrams

* GOOG, goog

## Finnish
### Etymology

From English go-go.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈɡoːɡoː/, [ˈɡo̞ːɡo̞ː]
* Rhymes: -oːɡoː

### Noun

go-go
* (music) go-go

#### Declension

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]‎ (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

## Indonesian
### Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English go-go (“go-go”).

### Noun

go-go
* (dance) dance with go-go music

### Further reading

* “go-go” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.