go
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9.9
- noun
- NSFW
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éxtasis
- I was on the go 20 hours a day, and I was awake comfortably for days on end.
Examples
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I'll be your go-between now!
Fiction book (1998) -
And we are a go for the BEAD launch.
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Twice the taste in half the time for the gal on the go.
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Operation Cosmic Sin is now a go.
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"Agel gave them the go-ahead."
Fiction book (1998) -
I always fondly remember how my cousin grabbed his glass and chugged it all in one go.
Blog text (2) -
How about a tumbler emblazoned with the Beetle silhouette to sip your morning joe while on the go?
Blog text (15) -
This new party drug, commonly referred to as go, is popular among young people at music festivals.
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Many users report feeling euphoric experiences when taking go during a night out.
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The risks associated with go include dehydration and increased heart rate.
Synonyms
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9.9
A slang word for the illegal party drug ecstasy
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9.5
A drug often taken at parties to make people feel very happy and energetic
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9.9
An illegal party drug that comes as small crystals similar to MDMA
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8.9
An illegal man-made drug that makes users feel very happy and changes what they see or hear
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9.9
An illegal party drug that makes people feel very happy and energetic
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9.9
An illegal pill people take at parties to feel very happy and energetic
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9.9
A slang name for the drug ecstasy
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9.9
A slang name for the illegal drug ecstasy often taken at clubs and raves
A drug taken at parties that makes people feel more friendly and loving
A man-made drug that makes people feel more energetic, happy, and close to others
Idioms
- Informal
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5.0
To do something without real effort or interest because it is expected
- Informal
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7.5
An idea or hope that is suddenly ignored and can no longer happen
- Informal
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7.3
To be unable to think clearly because you are very worried or upset
- Informal
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4.2
Start again from the beginning when a plan or idea fails
- Informal
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7.4
To do something very different from what most people expect or usually do
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5.9
To continue until the last possible moment while the result is not known
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8.9
To try something new in a place or way no one has done before
The most important thing that makes life keep going, like money or love
- Informal
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9.3
Leave a game or group angrily because you did not get your way
- Informal
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4.6
To spend time looking at people and things happening around you without taking part
Compounds
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3.0
A simple card game for two or more players where they ask for cards to make sets of four
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1.3
A children's game where one person counts with eyes closed and finds hidden players
- Specialized
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8.4
Stopping an approach or attempt to try again, for example when a plane pulls up instead of landing
- Jargon
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5.3
A basketball move where a player passes the ball then runs toward the basket to get the ball back
- Literature
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7.5
A place people are afraid to enter or are not allowed to enter because it is dangerous
A board game for two players using black and white stones to surround and capture opponent stones
Surface Forms
Etymology
A helpful way to remember the slang noun go for the drug MDMA is to link it to the phrase 'get up and go' for energy; this use is modern slang and uses go to suggest strong energy or action. It is not the old walking meaning but it borrows the idea of extra energy or movement.