go-go
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- noun
- /ˈɡoʊˌɡoʊ/
- Archaic
:
bailarín de go-go
- She was thrilled to land a job as a go-go dancer, showcasing her talent in front of an enthusiastic crowd.
- go-go dancer
- go-go girl
- go-go dance
Examples
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Go-go dancers were the most common live entertainment and included both male and female dancers throughout the night (Carr).
Academic text (2013) -
Mr. Henley leads the sixth-grade class to the Exposition Center, where hundreds of shining cars rotate on stands with girls who can't stop smiling in their red mini-skirts and their plastic go-go boots.
Fiction book (1992) -
I mean, I was a go go girl showgirl, you know, and I was never shy.
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My mom says that when she was young, to make money, she was a go-go dancer.
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I was 22 years old and sweating on a go-go platform.
Blog text (15) -
I quit school today, and I'm gonna get me a job as a go-go girl down at the Flaming Cave Lounge.
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She's a go-go dancer.
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Go-go girls in leopard suits gyrate to the music on raised platforms, oblivious to the violence around them.
Fiction book (1999) -
The crowd cheered as the go-go dancers energetically moved to the rhythm of the music.
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At the nightclub, the go-go dancers entertained the audience with their lively performances.
Synonyms
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A person who moves their body to music
Antonyms
How Energetic
Surface Forms
Etymology
Go-go came to mean a club dancer by repeating go, the common word for 'move', and by borrowing the French à gogo meaning 'in abundance'. So a go-go dancer is easy to remember as someone always 'on the go' and full of energy.