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Marriam-Webster

a-go-go
1 of 2
noun
ä-ˈgō-(ˌ)gō
ə-
Synonyms of a-go-go
: a nightclub for dancing to popular music : disco

a-go-go
2 of 2
adjective
1
: go-go sense 1
2
: being in a whirl of motion
3
: being up-to-date
—often used postpositively
Word History
Etymology

Noun

after Whisky à Gogo, café and disco in Paris, France, from French whisky whiskey + à gogo "in abundance, galore," going back to Middle French, reduplicative formation from the same expressive base as gogue "joking, pleasantry" — more at agog

Adjective

in part derivative of a-go-go entry 1, in part borrowed directly from French à gogo "in abundance"
First Known Use

Noun

1965, in the meaning defined above

Adjective

1960, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Time Traveler
The first known use of a-go-go was in 1960



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