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¹a–go–go

noun \ä-ˈgō-(ˌ)gō, ə-\

Definition of A-GO-GO

: a nightclub for dancing to popular music : disco

Whisky à Gogo, café and discotheque in Paris, France, from French à gogo galore, from Middle French

First Known Use: 1965

adjective

: go-go 1

: being in a whirl of motion

: being up-to-date —often used postpositively

1965

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